uL stration and eV tting in post-communist Albania inter-linked with civic trust in governmental institutions Law No. 7748/1993 “For the status of politically ex- Voted from convicted and prosecuted people all member of by the communist regime” parliament Law No. 8217, date 13.05.1997 Law No. 8865, date 18.09.2000 Law No. 7698/1993 “For the return and compensation Simple majority of properties to ex-owners” Law No. 7736, date 21.07.1993 Law No. 7765, date 02.11.199_ Law No. 7832, date 16.06.1994 Law No. 7879, date 01.12.1994 Law No. 7981, date 27.07.1995 The table (Table 2) illustrate the political disagreement about TJ measures. Genocide Law and Verification Law political disagreement and the changes made in these laws several times from Albanian parliament did not let to have impartially and transparent institutions to take decisions or a due process for persons lustrated. Voted with simple majority, from only the party in power did not allowed a fair implementation lustration process. Genocide law The harshest parlamentarian debate about lustration were during 1995 for the Law No.8001/1995 “On Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Albania During Communist Rule for Political, Ideological and Religious Motives” known as “Genocide Law”. This law was proposed in parliament a few months before the new parliamentary elections. At the opening of the parliamentary session it is mentioned from the governement that this law was delayed. The opposition party accused the government that this law was for electoral purposes and was being approved to attack political opponents. The law main porpose was to accelarate the criminal cases related to crimes againts humanity for political, ideological and religious motives committed by the Communist state and to exclude former high-ranking officials and collaborators of State Security from holding positions in central or local government, in the executive and the judiciary branch, and mass media until 31 December 2001, up to 31 March 1991. The law was approved in harsh parlamentarian debate, the opposition accused the ruling party to use the law for ataccing the political opponents. Servet Pellumbi, opposition MP of Albania, said: “Four years ago, Berisha40, leading Democratic Party, campaigned on 22 March with the slogan “to eradicate communism”, coupled with the famous saying “co-suffers and co-accomplice”... But we can already say with conviction that the evidence was made, people were massively disillusioned, because the DP’s democratic potential after coming to power, instead of growing, as expected, came ever exhausted more and more and from the slogan “co-suffers and co-responsible” there is nothing left, its place is occupied by political vengeance”41. Another member of Parliament Pandeli Majko in his speech in parliament expressed: “This law that we are discussing best describes this. It seems to announce the wrongdoers, but in 40. Sali Berisha, that time the president of Albania and Historical Leader of Democratic Party 41. Parlamentarian Debate: Year 1995, p. 1230 131