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Rilindja Demokratike

25 shkurt 1998

Vranicki: Nano has deceived

The former Austrian chancellor is worried about the distortions made by the Albanian prime minister The Albanian parliament forgot Shkodër and dissolved the Constitutional Court. A shame speaks of deputies and blindness The Albanian parliament forgot Shkodër and dissolved the Constitutional Court. A shame speaks of deputies and blindness Today in the Court of Appeal, the trial against 6 political prisoners Lawyers prevented from meeting their clients Yesterday the police carried out the long-awaited action. It decided to forcibly expel 16 violent men, criminals and foreign traffickers who had illegally occupied Hotel “Adriatik” and had not paid rent for 2 months. Police forces from Tirana, Durrës and Fier, reinforced by the special unit, took part in the operation. In the armed resistance put up by the occupiers, one policeman was injured. After the gunfire scene, the police withdrew to leave room for a more considered action. In the evening, Fatos Nano declared on television that there would be no civil war in Albania. In any case, the situation remains tense. Yesterday parliament did not deign to consider two important issues for the country: the crisis in Shkodër and the election of the members of the Constitutional Court. They were amazed that a police station with 800 policemen had been damaged by 30 people locked inside They burned Shkodër, the Sigurims did Kristin Mylovse [?] from Bosnia for “Piazza” As reported by the agencies, parliament voted yesterday amid debate on the declaration concerning Shkodër, which was described as a serious unconstitutional precedent. During the debate, Prime Minister Nano and his links with the old structures were repeatedly mentioned. The article quotes Vranicki as expressing surprise at the way his words were distorted by the government press and by interpretations made in Tirana. He denied having supported Nano’s position and stressed that Albania needs independent institutions, not propaganda. Regarding Shkodër, it is said that the government is treating the city as a zone of political punishment, while parliament has remained silent. At the same time, the absence of the Constitutional Court has been presented as a severe blow to the democratic order. The text continues with harsh comments about the deputies of the majority, who are accused of submission and inability to defend the public interest.
Altin Sula Nano Shkodrën Tiranë Durrës Fier Bosnja

Bare generalizes the cheque

I am amazed that a police station with 800 policemen had been damaged by 30 people locked inside [...]
Bare

VEFA board on hunger strike

Kondi dissolves creditors' associations This month the return of money is demanded, but they are declared illegal. 15 creditors and members of the new board are locked inside the company headquarters [...]
Kondi

Berisha: the government is breaking the troika’s terms

The chairman of the PDS on the troika’s statement The former Austrian chancellor has not spoken either about India [?] and Pp regarding the Shkodër event, or about the revenge of Pp and Berisha S.H. Office of Vranicki. “Nano has falsified the words of the former Austrian chancellor” Today Judge 4600 (summary) By Altin Sula ALSO FOR BËNDRRAKUN [?] Sali Berisha [announcement/microtext illegible] We recall that Vranicki criticized the misinterpretations and denied that his statement was used to justify Nano’s policy.
Sali Berisha Altin Sula Nano Shkodër

Today, a big rally in Tirana

Everyone with us in Skanderbeg Square Today, on 25.02.1998 at 12:00 in Skanderbeg Square, the Union for Democracy, the anti-communist association of former politically persecuted persons, the Youth Forum, the Democratic Women's League, and the Independent Miners' Union are organizing a protest. Against the rise in the price of bread Against the rise in the price of electricity and telephone services Against the failure to return property to the lawful owners Against the failure to denounce the strikes of the politically persecuted Against the rise in unemployment Against the failure to punish those responsible for communist genocide Against the increase in insecurity. Organized, calm and peaceful. UNION FOR DEMOCRACY
Tiranë Sheshin “skënderbej”