- Request for a plenary session on the bank’s activities - Starting from some concerns related to the role of the state bank in the financial and social crisis, the leadership of the Socialist parliamentary group is asking the government for explanations. According to an announcement made yesterday in Tirana, the Socialist parliamentary group addressed an official letter to the presidency of the People’s Assembly and to Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi. The letter calls for the Assembly’s agenda to include a discussion of the financial situation and the bank’s role, as well as the measures to deal with it. The request notes that public opinion expects full clarification of the concrete responsibilities and of the steps that will be taken. It also asks that deputies be informed about the state treasury, loans, and unpaid obligations. The letter bears the signature of the leadership of the Socialist parliamentary group.

(continued on page 4) Did you recognize the body? It stood in line and went away, but it did not go far… … May God protect us from those who trade in another person’s tears. An orphan needs a hand, not grand words. Who listens to them today? Who will stand up for them? We speak in the name of the orphans, who have no one else.

At a meeting held in Tirana, former political prisoners and internees discussed their economic and social situation. Participants called for greater attention from the state and for faster implementation of the law on compensation. The meeting stressed that a large part of this social group is living in difficult conditions. It was also called for the values of anti-fascist resistance to be preserved and for the victims of persecution to be honored.

The psychology of SUBMISSION Meeting of former political prisoners and internees under fascism Thirsty and lonely, accompanied, he always prayed. The rogue on one side liked to appear before her eyes so as to make a fuss. Being aware of his inferior position in relation to her, he liked to behave in a very lively way, with lots of movement and gestures, so as to attract attention. Outwardly he resembled a man who follows the fashion of moral deformation. The type of person who does not know how to keep silent when he should, who needs to put himself on display and make noise in order to hide his own emptiness inside. In an environment where dignity is lacking, submission quickly turns into habit. He adopts a kind of language, a kind of behavior, a kind of laughter, that is not born from freedom, but from fear. This is the psychology of submission.

In the course of inspections carried out by the law enforcement authorities, a number of violations have been identified in the trading of goods and in product prices. Inspectors have imposed fines on several entities that did not respect market rules. Likewise, cases of smuggling and the lack of accompanying documentation have been identified. Local authorities announce that the inspections will continue in the coming days.

Supporter or plaintiff? Interview with Mr. Spartak Ngjela, lawyer and vice-president of the Association of Lawyers of Albania, given to our editor L. M. Rama THE CONSTITUTIONAL CIVIL SERVANT MADE A FINAL DIVORCE WITH THE CONSTITUTION; IT MUST CHANGE ITS SEAT AND ITS DESTINATION Interview with Mr. Spartak Ngjela, lawyer and vice-president of the Association of Lawyers of Albania, given to our editor L. M. Rama (Part one) Interviewer: Mr. Ngjela, is any solution being observed regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court? Spartak Ngjela: Its decision solves nothing. On the contrary, it has further deepened the institutional conflict and has created a dangerous precedent. Interviewer: Why do you call it a divorce from the Constitution? Spartak Ngjela: Because it has gone beyond the spirit and the letter of the Constitution. When a constitutional institution acts against its own powers, it loses the reason for its existence. Interviewer: What consequences does this bring? Spartak Ngjela: The consequences are political, legal, and moral. Trust in the rule of law is undermined and confusion is created in public opinion. (Continued on page 2)

Invitation to the Ministry of Culture PETRIT LULJA SHEH “KOPER” The sparrow has been covered in dust. It seems to a person as if he is seeing his brother in a low voice, but not with the sparrow’s voice, with the rise and fall of gravel He is only watching… the head up to now in relation… I will not publish, because the great work is in people’s hearts. TIRANAS DINO

“ZËRI I POPULLIT” - 5 LEK Today’s issue of the newspaper is sold with a coupon. Preni i Zvëriniti, funaj, for the purchase of the bell of our flock?… Starting with today’s issue, the newspaper will come out twice a week with 16 pages. Starting next week, readers will have a new subscription system. Many of our readers have proposed other distribution methods. The editorial office thanks them and assures them that the proposals will be taken into consideration.

Near the Employment Office in Tetë [?] exhibition for various tex- tiles in Tirana, with pashtë, besides [?] with the workshop “Nesë” render and parts of textile. Those interested may ap- pear for further information every day at the office. LADI STERHU