A question among many hypotheses: OZNA, UDB-ja, Milica, Slobodanka and Berisha

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“They not only followed the course of events in the Republic of Albania during 1991–1992, but also became involved” in them. The Dictatorship of the Proletariat, that is, the one-party system, was also coming to an end in the Republic of Albania. That system, as such, should not and could no longer be defended. The question was how to bring about change with fewer sacrifices, acts of destruction and victims. I had the opportunity to meet many state and party figures, both those who were “setting” and those who were “rising,” at close quarters. Among them was Mr. Sali Berisha. Mr. Berisha, the new Chairman of the PP, was proposed as a Democratic Front candidate for deputy for Tropoja in December 1990. A short time later, at the height of the major crisis facing Ramiz Alia and the group around him, which was divided into conservatives and somewhat more liberal members, Mr. Berisha turned out to be “the most trustworthy” person to talk with the students on strike. Then came the rapid transformation: the devoted Communist became a determined anti-Communist. He was not one of those who had been isolated from the world of information and from developments in the world. The PP and the Sigurimi—that is, the Sigurimi and the PP—had trusted him and sent him to Paris for specialization. There, they could not “isolate” him. I began to have doubts, because I could not justify his transformation. I wanted to believe that it was perhaps the result of an appetite for advancement stronger than the “Communist ideal,” and not the result of some other phenomenon. My inquiries, though not especially persistent, revealed that his mother-in-law, Mrs. Milica, was a Montenegrin, born and raised in Belgrade. And she was no ordinary Montenegrin, but an officer of the Yugoslav OZNA (Yugoslav Secret Service). And she did not “fall in love” with an ordinary Albanian young man, but with a party cadre. (Continued on page 8)

The PSSH Press and Information Office clarifies: With regard to the articles in the newspaper “Koha Jonë” dated November 5 and 6, 1997, concerning the discussion and approval of the new regulations of the PSSH parliamentary group in the People’s Assembly, we clarify that: For two consecutive days, the PSSH deputies’ group in the People’s Assembly discussed and approved the regulations of the parliamentary group, drafted and presented by a working group established by the deputies of this same group. The request to draft and implement internal regulations for the parliamentary group arose from necessity, with the aim of making not only the PSSH deputies’ group, but Parliament itself, function more effectively. Although such practices have not been applied here, in the parliaments of other countries known for and distinguished by their parliamentary life, the internal functioning of parliamentary groups based on such regulations is entirely normal. The newly approved regulations draw on this experience, as well as on the practices and experience accumulated by the Socialist group in the People’s Assembly. They were not drafted and approved through heated debate, because there was no reason for such controversy, but through constructive debate and full understanding. Their approval at this time is not connected with the National Conference, as stated in the “KJ” article; rather, we can say that it was overdue, since their harmonization had been postponed as a necessity from the start of Parliament. To be truthful, it should be added that the PSSH parliamentary group made such efforts as early as in the 1992 Parliament, but they were not realized because of the circumstances the opposition went through. The newspaper’s headlines are speculative and do not reflect reality. The deputies worked on a draft submitted by the working group and, through open discussion and a vote on each article, approved its final version. (Continued on page 8)

AFTER THE CRETE SUMMIT Page 3

AFTER A LONG DEBATE Page 7

ITALY: THE NEW IMMIGRATION LAW Page 8

The “Mazreku” trial Page 7

A meeting of the PSSH General Governing Committee will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at 13:00. Members of this committee are hereby notified to attend. THE PSSH PRESIDIUM