The “Arsidi Case” and the “Alra Case” end with Ruli’s victory. ASID’s decoration?! Influence trafficking worth 1.6 million dollars! - The owner of the gigantic “casino” was brought to the crossroads of the PD? for money? The socialists’ proposal for a secret ballot opposed by the PD majority - spying out who protects corruption THE “ASIDI” TRIAL BREAKS OFF AND IS INTERRUPTED THE FIFTH WAS MISSING UNDER THE “ASIDI UMBRELLA” A verbal clash broke out yesterday in the courtroom, where for the umpteenth time the trial was being held against RTV director Arditi Xhafa, the chief of staff of the former prime minister, A. Xhafa,? and Elgazeta’s assistant,? Kodra, and ETK director Arben Xheçi,? for the criminal offenses of “abuse of office,” “forgery of documents” and “influence trafficking.” According to the indictment, the representative of the prosecution requested prison sentences for Arditi Xhafa and the other two. He insisted that E. Kodra also be sentenced to 7 years’ deprivation of liberty. He also requested that the defendants be declared guilty and ordered to pay the state the sum of 1.6 million dollars, presenting this amount as their profit from the illegal activity. He also requested that they be fined on 22 March 1995, in the future on 22 March 1995. E. B. Another equally sensational case is the one long referred to in the press as the “umbrella of Arsidi.” At yesterday’s hearing in the courtroom, due to the absence of the prosecutor in the case and one of the defendants, the session was postponed, with another hearing set for 29 March 1995. Absent from yesterday’s session was the defendant, the lawyer living in Italy, Stavri Frashëri. Also absent was the representative of the prosecution, who was in another trial. In addition to the four defendants present, namely Prosecutor Sokol A[?], as well as Ardit Xhafa, Enver Shalari, and Basri Tafa,? numerous witnesses also took part in the session. THE PLACE The defendants had been members of the multinational enterprises “Vefa” and “Albania”. At the end of the questioning by the presiding judges, members of the court said that the case would continue at the next hearing. The defendants described the charges as unfounded and denied having obtained large sums of dollars. AT LEAST KODRA AND? This brief notice was accompanied in the courtroom by a long commentary about the repeated absences in the trial and its delays. The name of Stavri Frashëri was mentioned as a person living in Italy who had not appeared for the first time. The trial was set to continue on 29 March 1995.

Protocol-law for verifying the background of personalities and other official persons. Pursuant to Article 16 of Law No. 7491, dated 29.4.1991, “On the main constitutional provisions,” the following protocol-law is proposed: Article 1 All citizens who have held high state and political leadership positions, as well as other persons running for high posts in administration, justice, police, the army and diplomacy, shall be vetted by a state parliamentary commission. Article 5 The archive of the former Ministry of Internal Affairs shall be handed over for safekeeping and administration to a special verification commission. All interested parties have the right to request and become acquainted with the materials concerning them. Article 6 All forthcoming central and local elections shall be considered invalid if the commission has not completed the prior vetting of the candidates. 7 July 1992

DIBRA Turkish doctors’ visits Around 500 sick people were examined up close by the doctors of the charitable mission “Shpresa,” who arrived from Turkey. The majority of the patients are children and women. During this visit, various medicines were also distributed. The Turkish doctors’ visit was warmly welcomed by the residents of the area.

In 70 families TIRANA are waiting right up to the edge of the road [?] Yesterday at 8:30 a.m., in front of the premises of kindergarten no. 37 in the Lapraka area,? 70 families positioned themselves to forcibly seize the building of this preschool institution. According to them, this had been done at the urging of the Tirana Municipality and with the promise that homeless families would be housed there. The teachers and the children’s parents reacted sharply, opposing the takeover of the kindergarten and calling for intervention by law-enforcement bodies. Representatives of the municipality and the police arrived at the scene, but the tension continued for several hours. Residents of the neighborhood declared that the occupation of kindergartens and nurseries is being carried out in an organized manner and that this seriously endangers the functioning of preschool education institutions in the capital. The article continues on page 6

Mazrek - Tirana: Support for the Socialist Party Yesterday afternoon hundreds and hundreds of residents of municipal unit no. 52 gathered in front of the polling station where the vote count was taking place. Angered by the numerous irregularities during the voting process, they strongly demanded from the commission that the law and the citizens’ will be respected. PS representatives said that in many cases the voters’ list had been manipulated and persons without documents had been allowed to cast ballots. The residents declared that they would remain until the end to defend their vote. Correspondent / Voice of the People

Shortages in health services; They were voting on the funds; No source of noçesë[?]; Municipality without a lawyer Shortages in health services They were voting on the funds No source of noçesë[?] Municipality without a lawyer Skopje, the capital of Macedonia,? is suffering from shortages in public services. The local hospital lacks important medications, while the funds allocated for maintenance are not being used properly. It has been established in the municipality that the city hall has no lawyer and many administrative matters are remaining unresolved. Citizens complain that drinking water is also lacking in some neighborhoods and that the sewage system has deteriorated. A. SKOPJE

As far back as July 1992, the parliamentary group of the PS submitted a draft law on dossiers, which, due to lack of time, the People's Assembly postponed until the autumn session. The draft law was prepared by a special commission chaired by the Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the People's Assembly, Ylli Vejsiu, and composed of deputies from all political forces. To clearly reaffirm the position of the PS and, deeply affected by the endless delay of the dossier issue, the Presidency of the Parliamentary Group of the People's Assembly, under the direction of its chairman, Ylli Vejsiu, reviewed the draft in January 1993, making the necessary improvements. To resume it, we are republishing the draft

: 1,220 repaired school facilities 440 classrooms 60 reconstructed schools 82 teachers’ residences and new dormitories For teachers, 1,300? educational materials[?] have been made available to education

English and Italian ENGLISH: Newspaper name: Voice of the People Subtitle: Organ of the Socialist Party of Albania Date: Sunday, 19 March 1995 Page: 5 Main headline: ASID's decoration?! Influence trafficking worth 1.6 million dollars! Other visible headlines: Who protects the spies?; Protocol-law for verification of the background of state officials; Excerpts from the press conference of the Minister of Education; Dibra: Visit of Turkish doctors; Mazrek-Tirana: Support for the Socialist Party; Sali Kelmendi orders the occupation of children's kindergartens; News from the country; Notice. ITALIANO: Nome del giornale: La Voce del Popolo Sottotitolo: Organo del Partito Socialista d'Albania Data: domenica 19 marzo 1995 Pagina: 5 Titolo principale: La decorazione dell'ASID?! Traffico di influenze del valore di 1,6 milioni di dollari! Altri titoli visibili: Chi protegge le spie?; Protocollo-legge per la verifica della figura dei funzionari statali; Brani dalla conferenza stampa del ministro dell'Istruzione; Dibra: Visita dei medici turchi; Mazrek-Tirana: Sostegno al Partito Socialista; Sali Kelmendi ordina l'occupazione degli asili infantili; Notizie dal paese; Avviso.

Starting on 20.3.1995, at 10:00 a.m., the University of Elbasan is organizing the competition for 8 vacant positions for part-time English language teachers. Candidates should present themselves at the secretariat of the respective faculty by 23 March with the relevant documentation. For further details, interested persons should contact the secretariat of the institution.