The "commissar" of the rebellion in Vlorë seeks to reward the gang bosses Xh. Koqia, A. Ollimi, L. Petroshati, A. Gozhita Kill the voice of Albania and the Nano-Mediani filth Kill the voice of Albania and the Nano-Mediani filth The country's prime minister appeared yesterday in one of the most scandalous performances of the last 6 months, struggling at the moment his attempt failed to carry out the publicly announced plan to bypass a technical government and block the reforms needed to resolve the country's crisis in favor of seizing absolute power for the left. He gave his own guarantees to yesterday's criminal and today's ally, the unfortunate and bandit Nano-Mediani, that this problem has been solved and there will be no more technical government until the country has new elections.[?] Members of the socialist government staged a vivid show of terror and crime yesterday afternoon and evening with endless statements aimed at their political opponents. Bewildered and alarmed by the situation, they at least publicly gathered together in an office and hurled insults and threats against the opposition and the PD, demonizing their situation. Yesterday at 12:15, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government Artur Pollozhani and the Minister of Order of the Meksi government, Pjerin Boriçi, they came to the PD headquarters. Brokaj did not produce any official document stating the purpose of the visit. The first thing the prime minister said as soon as he sat down in front of the parliamentary group's executive table was: “Give up the technical government!” Immediately after that, the prime minister asked that, in front of the journalists, the meeting be presented as a political conversation, not as criminal pressure on the opposition. Throughout the time he said he was seeking a political solution, but in essence he was carrying out open blackmail. In the absence of any democratic argument he spoke of force, prison and punishment.[?] In particular, Brokaj attacked leaders of the Democratic Party, declaring that well-known names from it would be arrested immediately after he left the PD headquarters. According to him, Sali Berisha, Tritan Shehu, Genc Pollo and others would be arrested. His threat was made public as a “political news item,” but in reality it was a pure ultimatum. He also spoke about the “commissars of the rebellion” in Vlorë and said they should be rewarded. In this context he mentioned the names of the gang bosses Xh. Koqia, A. Ollimi, L. Petroshati, A. Gozhita as people who had “kept order” in the south. This grave statement was in itself a public admission of cooperation between power and the gangs. Last night showed that the left-wing government has entered a new phase of political pressure and that its objective is the imprisonment of opponents, not national reconciliation. The subsequent reactions made even clearer that the goal was to intimidate the Democratic Party and its parliamentary representatives. Minister Brokaj and the Vlorë commissar Petroshati

The teacher of Marxism-Leninism and the sculptor of the age of stenography, commanded by the Vlorë gang to ignore Albanian public opinion and to commit, in the name of the head of government, the most shameful anti-opposition and anti-democratic acts, yesterday fell into a rare inhuman panic, addressing all opposition journalists and analysts in the language of prison threats. Later, Minister Brokaj, psychologically shaken by the pressure of the opposition press's revelations, also threatened the RD journalist, using language that is unacceptable for a state official. According to witnesses, he said that “measures will be taken” against those who write about his links with Vlorë and with the structures of the rebellion. Brokaj's evening remarks clearly showed a hysterical and vengeful attitude toward the free press. ON PAGE 5

Cigarette smuggling shifts from Velipojë beach. A Greek ship unloads every weekend It is expected that the border force of Montenegro will intervene to stop the smuggling of firmos, since the Albanian police under the direction of Nertitan Ceka, although alerted, has made no move ON PAGE 2

Nano government. A broad table of political parties in Albania is proposed ON PAGE 3

International activities in support of the Democratic Party EDU calls for determination and a key to get to the elimination of the so-called gangs in Albania. The leader of the Christian Democratic Party of the European Union, Alois Mock, held a meeting yesterday in Brussels with the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party, Mr. Tritan Shehu. The discussion focused on the latest developments in Albania and on the need to restore constitutional order. At the meeting it was emphasized that the Democratic Party enjoys the support of the EDU in its efforts to restore democratic institutions and to eradicate the armed gangs operating in the country. According to Mr. Mock, the solution to the Albanian crisis requires broad international cooperation and a political process that guarantees free elections and the functioning of the rule of law.

Yesterday the leader of the Socialist Party, was even stronger for [read:] For [he read:] the statements of the democrats regarding the meeting with the international community ON PAGE 3

Vlorë: Two killed. 20-year-old woman kidnapped Vlorë: Two killed. 20-year-old woman kidnapped ON PAGE 4 Serbian army kills Albanian Slavic weapons strike on the northern border ON PAGE 4 The Albanian is verified in an hour of death Yesterday in Shëngjin, five killed and seven wounded ON PAGE 4