Special forces patrol the Berat of the dead ON PAGE 4

Resignations within the panel of judges for the pyramid scheme ON PAGE 4

Gang terror drives 20 percent of families out of Saranda ON PAGE 4

Hajdari: Nano should also surrender his parliamentary seat. Ngjela: Nano has problems with his morals.

To be an opposition member means being more conscious than ever, just as it is not easy to truly deserve this honour. Being in opposition in Albania today is the most important and most noble mission, since those who came to power through violence, terror and political crime stand opposite you. Never before has Albania needed the opposition more than it does today: it is the only hope of restoring to this country stability and genuine peace, its shaken dignity, and a clear prospect of development and Europe. You cannot be an opposition member under any circumstances if you cannot look yourself in the eye because of your past, present and future, or if you lack the courage to confront your opponent and defeat them. Being an opposition member means observing the state, institutions and society responsibly, forcefully opposing and denouncing every [unclear] of the principles they defend. The people of the so-called [unclear] and the towers, who weave intrigues against one another or insult and curse political opponents in cafés, can never be opposition members; only those who stand up to the latter with dignity can be. Those who are seduced by demagogic promises and the deceptive rhetoric of people who want [unclear] over every power cannot be opposition members; they [unclear] the true values and democratic institutions that underpin all societies emerging from communist dictatorship. You can never be an opposition member if you have been a sinful career official and have [unclear] the laws of these institutions, or if you have personally benefited from the majority. Likewise, you cannot be an opposition member if you do not decide to use [unclear] against the revenge-seeking of those who came to power through violence, blood and terror. Only someone who cannot be swayed and who has no such [unclear] can be an opposition member, someone who foresees the [unclear] of Albanians by the revenge of communism, which brought about the destruction of people’s values and Albania’s future. You cannot be an opposition member when you remain silent, as [they] have done, and think of flirting with power, with their power and the destruction of Albanian democracy, by placing yourself at the head of the communist onslaught. Today’s opposition members must show courage, remaining steadfast in judging the country and its mistakes, and in preventing the return of the past to power, above all to remove from Albania the stain of the revolution that [unclear] the country’s freedom. But those who abandon their tradition and once again put on the face of their [unclear], or adopt a silent and [unclear] stance in politics, cannot be opposition members today. For all these reasons, none of you can be opposition members if you seek judicial office as your weapon after being declared undesirable candidates for parliament, withdrawn for vacancies and locked out of power, leaving the way clear for [unclear] and other bandits who violated the elections and Albanian democracy. A person who withdrew, [unclear] or took advantage [of the situation] cannot be an opposition member if they cast their vote in this country to accept the government. Those who prevent [unclear] from being in that service and space cannot be opposition members; it is clear who—everyone, one by one, all of them [unclear].

Half of the Central Election Commission does not recognize the voting results. Pëllumb Çela, a member of the CEC, exposes the farce of June 29 Half of the Central Election Commission does not recognize the voting results. Pëllumb Çela, a member of the CEC, exposes the farce of June 29 The elections were neither free, nor fair, nor honest Pëllumb Çela, a member of the Central Election Commission, presents evidence of the extensive falsification and large-scale stealing of people’s votes by the socialist leaders of the CEC and all the PS structures in the district. Çela also speaks about the falsification of the referendum results and the unprincipled conduct of the socialist members of the CEC, including their illegal actions. ON PAGE 3

The West: money to stop new waves of refugees Sources at this institution say that financial support will be carefully monitored to ensure it is used for its intended purpose, thus constituting the first warning about the socialists’ “no-strings-attached” promises. ON PAGE 5

Minarolli: The motions in the leadership are fabrications We will go to Parliament, Minarolli says, to defend the five-year-old values of democracy against communist revanchism, using the political means at our disposal. ON PAGE 3

The monarchists challenge the Republic in court According to a rough calculation, taking into account the result announced by the CEC, in which the monarchy received 33% of the votes, and adding the irregularities in the results officially recorded by the CEC, which are estimated at 25%. ON PAGE 3

Fino prepares the ground for an acquittal over the killing of the young Agim Gjompali An attempt to falsify the forensic examination of the killing of the young Agim Gjompali has been announced. Yesterday, a newspaper that prints falsehoods claimed that the bullet which caused the death of young Gjompali at the monarchists’ rally in Tirana was a ricochet and had not been aimed at him. The reference for this and the page was made by [unclear], while another newspaper of theirs did not say it in that [unclear] way. The author of the article in question is acting on behalf of Fino’s circle, and it is clear that the initiative for this piece began with the Prime Minister’s interest. Fino seems very interested in tarnishing his political life as much as possible. [He is] 23 years old, thus clearing himself of a serious accident and [unclear] involving him on April 2, 1991. The journalist’s attempt to make this falsification seems ridiculous, presenting a ricochet as the cause of the fatal bullet. The bullet came from a sniper rifle, entered through a 24 cm wound and exited through a 33 cm one, causing Gjompali’s immediate death. No ricochet bullet could cause such a death with that wound, since it seems a second bullet impact could not be fatal, especially one that made a wound through [unclear]. Yesterday’s article, in trying to defend the crime, has inadvertently also revealed the intention of high-level state circles in the country to pass off a plainly political murder as an accident. This falsification of the young man’s tragic death by [unclear] had been prepared as a forensic report. Fino, indeed, is sworn to uphold his professionalism and should not go down a miserable path, which Fino evidently intends to take. Any attempt to diminish a political crime into a crime of passion will not only be unacceptable to anyone held responsible in this case, but will also be a scene to [sentence cuts off: “ia”].

The chairman of the Socialist Party cannot be Prime Minister. Lawyer Sanxhaku further worsens his client’s position.