The PD unveils the new platform of resistance at the national meeting with local elected officials of the “Alliance for Democracy” Berisha: Here is how we will defeat the neodictatorship The hour of bravery, courage, and resolve has come for the democrats ON PAGE 2 This meeting, held yesterday before the local elected officials of the “Alliance for Democracy,” was organized today, on 23 July 1998, to protest against the transfer of political prisoners and against informational torture.[?] This is the third national meeting of the local elected officials of the political grouping “Alliance for Democracy”. Local officials of the political grouping “Alliance for Democracy”, the government has isolated local government The government has isolated local government The government has blocked everything, has hindered the implementation of legal acts, especially Law no. 7572, the Council of Ministers decree no. 558,[?] 2. These acts have completely contradicted the spirit of the European Charter of Local Self-Government. Such measures include, above all, blocking local government revenues, blocking direct foreign aid to local government units, blocking local government’s right to use property.[?] This meeting of the democrats presented to the public opinion the governance of the “Alliance for Democracy”.[?] 20 branches of Balli proclaim 4 September “National Front Day” The Ballists part ways with Abaz Ermenji

Shpalla: We do not recognize the commissioners’ summonses ON PAGE 3

This is the third national meeting of “Alliance for Democracy”, focused on local government. The meeting, with elected local representatives of the opposition and independents, began yesterday and will continue today. The speech by the PD chairman, Sali Berisha, opened the proceedings with a welcoming address, in which he stated, among other things: Honored leaders and mayors of the municipalities and communes, representatives of the commune and municipality councils, representatives of the “Alliance for Democracy”, ladies and gentlemen. Allow me first to greet the massacre of the communist rebellion with the local elected officials from the right-wing party.[?] Within a span of just one and a half years, the time of the left-wing coalition’s rule and the communist comeback in Albania, local government and its administration have been hit in every respect. The opposition in Albania has strongly condemned in particular the political and mass purge of the local government administration of more than 4,000 citizens employed on party grounds, without any accusation and without any argument. If the political purge in the central administration constitutes an arbitrary, unconstitutional, punishable act, the purge of the local government administration constitutes a doubly punishable arbitrary act, because this act in itself represents a denial of the Constitution and of the European Charter of local autonomy. And this is because the local government official is an employee of a power independent from the central government. The order to begin the political purge in the local government administration came in the most absolute way from above. In particular, on this occasion I condemn the act of the Albanian prime minister, who by circular ordered the prefectures and sub-prefectures as well as other state institutions to block any funding, assistance and action for local government and for communes and municipalities led by opposition-elected officials. This act constitutes a unique form of anti-local-government rule in the history of the continent. ON PAGE 4

20 branches of Balli proclaim 4 September “National Front Day” ON PAGE 3

Police violence extends even to the children of democrats ON PAGE 4 At the police station, the policemen were turning my son into a child by abusing him, they will wipe you out, my son. The democratic chief will wipe them out by force”[?]

The political degradation that we, the alleged murderers, are accused of?-[?] ON PAGE 4 At the police station in Kukës they were turning my son into a child by abusing him, they will wipe you out, my son. The democratic chief will wipe us out by force”[?]

Prishtinë, 23 July (BETA) - On Avdyl Frashëri Street, the Serbs are setting fire to the block, not far from the hospital. Houses are collapsing[?] over the heads of terrified and half-dead people. Prishtinë, 23 July (BETA) - On Avdyl Frashëri Street, the Serbs are setting fire to the block, not far from the hospital. They are setting fire to every house. Yesterday afternoon, Serbian armed forces penetrated the hospital neighborhood, burning the houses of the people sheltered there. They are setting fire to every house. ON PAGE 6

Investors are fleeing head over heels. Albania, a shelter for economic crime Investors are fleeing head over heels. Albania, a shelter for economic crime The Foreign Investments Center is liquidated Zero, foreign investment in Albania ON PAGE 5

The decalogue for not suffering too much ON PAGE 8

“Dismiss Demaçi’s commissioner!” A rally is being organized today, on 23 July 1998, at 5:00 p.m. in front of the parliament building. This rally is being organized at the initiative of “Fan S. Noli” to protest against the transfer of political prisoners and against informational torture.

Tomorrow, on 24 July 1998, at 7:00 p.m., a protest will be organized in front of the Albanian Television building against the broadcast of that zone of the film “Festë pa ftesë” in a shortened version. Nano: “Amazonization and in action we link all our militants” SPECIAL ON PAGE 7