The Socialist Party asks President Berisha not to sign that unconstitutional law that openly tramples political freedoms and human rights Yesterday Parliament played the final act of political revenge by voting a law solely to keep FATOS NANO in prison - From the debates in Parliament -

Mr. Yezir Zoti [?], PS deputy, told our newspaper that the sanctions being taken against the opposing majority are signs and a formalization of the institution [institutions?] now with a pressure of its own [state?]. Mr. Yezir Zoti [?], PS deputy, told our newspaper that the sanctions being taken against the opposing majority are signs and a formalization of the institution now with a pressure of its own [state?]. (Continued on page 2)

* The case file for the European Court of Human Rights (Continued on page 3)

A peak of a dictatorial way of ruling Beyond the glorification and use of the P.S. as a tool for personal power, through 21 July, the ordering and imposition of a totalitarian and unprecedented action on political life is being brought to an end. In short, the force of the majority, posed as power, is not only unfair and improper toward the opposition, but also runs counter to the citizen, society and democratic partners. (Continued on page 2)

- In the protocol of the Ministry of Justice there is no record of any procedure submitted to the Government. - Fikri to the socialists: I propose to the Government also orally (?) The sensational scandal yesterday in Parliament: The Minister of Justice confesses before the socialists The legislative initiative presented yesterday in Parliament was forged! - In the protocol of the Ministry of Justice there is no record of any procedure submitted to the Government. - Fikri to the socialists: I propose to the Government also orally (?) While yesterday's parliamentary sessions were held under the shadow of the opposition protests, reflected in that same hall by Socialist deputies, on the agenda there stood out an action as unusual as it was suspicious: a Council of Ministers initiative was inserted into the parliamentary procedure to widen the scope of Mr. Nano's punishment under article 24, but this initiative does not exist, because it was never submitted to the government. This became clear from the Minister of Justice himself, Fikri Muftiu, who said in Parliament that he had not submitted it to the government and that it had been drafted by his subordinates. Which means that Prime Minister Meksi and the other ministers were not aware of it. On the other hand, the Minister of Justice himself added fuel to the fire when he claimed that the practice of the PD is for it to be submitted to the government even orally. (Continued on page 8)

With the new criminal code and the new package of criminal procedure Human rights and freedoms in [disagreement?] The deputy [deputy?] sent that [..] of the session discussed in Parliament two amendments. With these two amendments, in the new criminal code the unerasable mark of the PD is drawn regarding the way in which it is keeping the chairman of the Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, in prison. [partially illegible text] (Continued on page 8)

Speech by MP Smajl Vladi During these last [hours?], since [words?] [..] in these minutes [..] the deputy [..] is holding [..] and [..] for [..] violating [..] [text largely illegible] (Continued on page 8)