Yesterday at the Constitutional Court, Rusten Gila declared the laws “amnjenoacid” [?] and “on the verification of figures” constitutional . The Constitutional Court is not in a position to decide by majority on the issues assigned to it by competence and on which it is required to pronounce itself; it should have done so. The declaration of the law as constitutional, in the event that the Court decided by a 6 to 3 vote against, placed it in competition with the issues assigned to it by competence and on which it is required to pronounce itself. I expressed Constitutional Judge Frane Jakovaj, member Zija Vrushi, member Veli Budo, member Ilir Panda, president Constitutional Court Shpendi [?] Three months ago the social democrats, Trusni, Milo, Apostoli and the socialists Doko, Abdi Baleta, strongly ideological and independent of the constitution, stressed the need for the “de-communization law”. Great importance was attached to the fact that the “lustration law” on 30 October ’95, 10 November ’95, and 17 January ’96 should be a decision, but nothing of the sort was done, passing into secrecy, after threats against members from anonymous authors and the Official Gazette. Many in opposition political circles have, after this, bloody orders of “dragging on” further, helped by the Constitutional Court. Page 3 Constitutional Court Frane Jakovaj, member Zija Vrushi, member Veli Budo, member Ilir Panda, president Hilmi Dakli, member

By Prof. Luan Omari The news of the extension and the decision taken by the commission tasked with examining the draft law on the election of deputies and the draft law on referendums has brought a certain calm to public opinion. It is understood that such a delayed but necessary move avoided a conflict over the rules for the new elections. This postponement has come from differing positions among the commission members, but also under the influence of remarks expressed by various political and social factors in the country. Page 5

Journalist of the newspaper “Koha jonë”, Alim Haxhija, arrested Yesterday, at the request of the mayor of Tirana, police forces intervened in the rented homes of families of former political prisoners. Faced with the resistance of these families, the police forces resorted to violence in dozens of cases, which gave the situation a different turn. The clashes and shots fired into the air lasted until after midnight; significant police forces surrounded the scene and prevented foreign and Albanian journalists from carrying out their work until the early hours of the morning. The incidents, the arrest of the journalist Alim Haxhija of “Koha jonë”, according to the spokesman for the area of the Ministry of the Interior, the journalists were struck with a rubber truncheon by a man dressed as a policeman [?], … pistols and a journalist … Correspondent of “Zëri i popullit”

Continued! [?] PPSH representatives Ilir Meta and MP Kastriot Islami have stated that they discussed the current situation in the country and the positions of the PPSH regarding the electoral draft law. The scheduled meetings, with Bashkim Fino [?], Frederic Buse. In these diploma-

The Meksi government has financed the newspaper Albania with 250 thousand dollars Page 6 Socialists and “humiliation” and The punishment is once again imposed under [?] Tremi [?]

The editorial office of the newspaper “Zëri i Popullit” is looking to hire 10 girls up to the age of 25 in the marketing sector. Those with higher education and communication skills are preferred. Interested applicants should report to the newspaper administration every day from 10:00 to 11:00, except on Saturdays. The editorial staff