132 uL stration and eV tting in post-communist Albania inter-linked with civic trust in governmental institutions fact this is just a trick. Indeed, this law assumes a serious political speculation. This law proclaims Fatos Nano by 31 March responsible for the genocide. It is a bitter historical irony when it is known that he was elected a member of the people in the city of Tirana on 31 March. He was the only leftist who managed to win the capital. Subsequently, the first pluralistic assembly elected Fatos Nano as prime minister and no one dared at that time accuse his person as a representative of the genocide42. Socialist Party MPs, strongly were against the law arguing that the law was for political vengance. Another member of Parliament, Leontiev Çuci, argues: “Dear MPs. I am one of those who this letter, or rather this political order, wants to implicate in the so-called genocide, because from 25 February to 31 March 1991 I was chairman of the State Plan Commission. So, for 40 days, I was in the position of minister when it was declared pluralism, in a department dealing with the economy alone”43. Also the argument of the Socialist Party MPs about this law was that already what is predicted in this was part of Criminal Code and the main porpose of the law was the acceleration of the crimes commited against humanity for political, ideological, class and religions motives. In legal point of view Genicide Law was already part of Criminal Code. MPs from the ruling party argued the law as a need for justice of communist suffering and the defense of democracy in the country and that the need for such a law is been born from some times. Verification Law In parlamentarian debate in 20.11.1995 for the Law no.8043, date 30.11.1995 “On the verification of the moral character of officials and other persons connected with the defence of the democratic state”, Aleksander Meksi, Prime Minister of Albania stated that in the begining of the years 1990 and 1992 many files from former Sigurimi were destroyed44. This fact will be admitted years later also from Ramiz Alia, the last communist president of Albania. In the debates about the law the opposition accused the government that this law was a accelerated procedure and the main reason of this law was to eleminate the political opponents (opposition). The law predicted a wide range of high position to be banned from office and the categories were very wide including the President, elected persons, senior position in public administration and juridical sector, also mass media and universities. All these categories that served during the entire period 28.11.1944 up to 31.03.1991, Politburo member, elected or director in state administration, an officer and collaborator of State Security or any analogous foreign service, a false witness or denouncer in political processes, an investigator, prosecutor or judge in special political processes are subject of the control of figure. The verification or control of character were conducted from Verification Commision. The Commision was composed by 7 member, the chair appointed by the parliament, the deputy chair and 1 member form the Council of Ministers, 3 member from ministries of Justice, Interior and Defence, and 1 member from Informative State Service. Each decision of the Commision could be appealed in Casacion Court within 7 days from the day of notification to the person subject of the law. The judged of this court were nominated also from Albanian Parliament. The members of Commision could not garantee impartiality and being independent from executive power. 42. Parlamentarian Debate, Year 1995, p.1236 43. Parlamentarian Debate, Year 1995, p.1256 44. Aleksander Meksi, Parlamentarian debate, year 1995, p.1535

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