uL stration and eV tting in post-communist Albania inter-linked with civic trust in governmental institutions 130 work position or in social assistance”36. The law was approved with simple majority. In the parliamentarian debates was not mention that this change in the law was a lustration measure. Without any explanation to the parliament the main goal of law change was to dismiss from their jobs Socialist Party sympathizes and replace them with Democratic Party sympathizers. Dismissals from work because of their political convention without any protection predicted by the change of the law. This model will be a widespread phenomenon during transition period in Albania, where many public servants will be dismissed from their work because of their political conventions and not as a lustration and vetting measure. TRIALS. GENOCIDE LAWS AND VERIFICATION LAW IN 1995 In 1993 and 1994 Nexhmije Hoxha, Ramiz Alia and nine former APL Politburo members and senior government officials were tried on charges of corruption and abuse of power37. The trials were conducted with many legal irregularities. They all got light sentences and were subject of appeal and amnesties. The former Politburo members benefited by the new criminal code that went into effect in June 1995, after which they were released, with exception Nexhmije Hoxha that was released on January 199738. These charges were not part of any TJ or lustration measures. In 1995 two lustration law were approved by Albanian Parliament. The laws were set up and approved from Democratic Party, the ruling party in 1995. The laws were denied by the opposition that time. The media debate and Civil Society Organization activities did not take place because the law was introduced and approved within a few days in the parliament, using the procedure known as an accelerated act to approve a law. Table 2: The Laws Change in Years39: Law No. Name of the law MPs votes Changes Law No. 7514/1991 “On Innocence, Amnesty of Ex-Convicted and Political Persecuted” Voted from all members of parliament Law No. 7660, date 14.01.1993 Law No. 7719, date 08.06.1993 Law No. 8001/1995 “On Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Albania during Communist Regime for Political, Ideological and Religious Reason” The law passed with simple majority, (79 votes pro, 10 against, 1 abstain, 5 MPs did not voted) Law No. 8219, date 13.05.1997 Law No. 8231, date 19.08.1997 Law No. 8043/1995 “On the Control of the Moral Figure of Officials and Other Persons Connected with the Protection of the Democratic State” Simple majority, (74 votes, 1 abstain) Law No. 8152, date 12.09.1996 Law No. 8220, date 13.05.1997 Law No. 8232, date 19.08.1997 Law No. 8280, date 15.01.1998 36. 37. 38. 39. Parliamentarian debate, Legislature No.13, year 1992, pg. 299 Biberaj, E., ‘Albania in Transition: The Rocky Road to Democracy’, Westview Press, 1998, p.179 Biberaj, Elez, pg. 179 Drejtoria e Shërbimit të Botimeve Parlamentare,Punime të Kuvendit Legjislatura, 1991-2001, Kuvendi, Tirane 2009