Fascist-style terror against the workers and people of Fier The shameless and legalized outbreaks of popular uprisings in Hungary and Czechoslovakia by the wing of the rift, the bulku Honek, spare no one, not even the children 20-year-olds. They were forcibly detained and taken to the public order department: - The chairman of the Confederation Tasi Pr[?]ko and secretary Vili Kazhani. - The chairman of the free pensioners' union Veli Lakaj and 23 other pensioners. - Former deputy and vice-chairman of the municipality Frokli Memushi. - Workers from the parties of the District Council. - Veteran controller, debts, weapons, furniture without a permit in the central square of Fier. At the place, then with proga-[?] the changed mind of the new order, he arrived at us determined to crush the ground. At that moment his eye fell on the deformed pebble of the crisis and behind it 2-3 police officers. Immediately after them appeared more and more police officers, with helmets on their heads and rubber batons in their hands. They surrounded the place where the people were gathering and began to insult and threaten. First they asked the organizers to leave. When they failed to do so with words, they began pushing, beating, and dragging people away. A fierce swindler known by the name ADRIAN VYSHKËR signed by SIKOLA ARA- 600 thousand dollars?! A swindler of pro-monets signed by ADRIAN VYSHKËR for 600 thousand dollars has been sent to jail, accompanied by the woman who betrayed him next to a bar for 27 mi-ngit. THIS IS WHAT NIKOLA AR- BILU CONFIRMED. By reading it, they understand that on 10 February 1993 his lawyer and member of the National Forum of the Democratic Party, at the same time chairman of the Association of Politically Persecuted Persons, Selami Ymeri, and the vice-chairman of this association, Asllan Beni, received at all the post offices of all the cities of the country, and not only of the cities of Fier and Vlora, a letter referring to the appropriation of a promissory note in the amount of 600 thousand dollars with different names and factories. It also alludes to connections with employees of the Fier public order branch and with government officials. (Continued on page 5)

In the abnormal agreement[?] signed by ADRIAN VYSHKËR, it is mentioned with 600 thousand dollars. After this information in NIKOLA AR- SITI the phone rang at NIKOLA ARSIDI's. A. I. called me and, never showing himself uneasy and finished with this trick, he drew my attention to the fact that in the offices of the public order branch in Berat, especially in the economic crimes section, a strange activity was taking place. According to him, several people had been taken in and questions were being asked about a suspicious promissory note. He also told me that he knew of a letter circulated in many post offices and cities. Further on, according to the conversation, well-known local names and connections with officials were mentioned. (Continued on page 5)

Luan Shantoi[?], chairman of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Albania, has stated that police officers came to his office early in the morning and asked him to report to the police station. He was then detained and taken to the police station. Meanwhile, in Fier and Vlora, according to information that has reached the editorial office, the police carried out other detentions against activists and pensioners. KADRI KUKA Member of the Independent Council

Zhuli i Popit does not work as the police do, nor does it, as the police do, what they do in their profession The theft of the Durrës Municipality continues to be the subject of public discussion and numerous polemics. In this context, a statement by the Deputy Minister of Public Order, Mr. Jani Bufi, has been met with reactions. According to the published material, he has acknowledged that there are clear elements of negligence and suspicious actions in this case. The article mentions names, dates, and various positions related to this issue. It also argues that the police and the prosecutor's office have not acted with the necessary speed and that public opinion deserves fuller clarification. The Durrës Police Branch is said to be trying to minimize its responsibilities, while other voices are calling for a thorough investigation. (Continued on page 6) DID YOU WRITE? HOPE LUMAN [S]ANA

Who has taken 1 million 600 thousand dollars?!

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