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Ex-Interior Minister Celo missing - papers
TIRANA, April 2 (ATA)-"Ex-minister Belul Celo runs away".
Under this frontpaged title, newspapers Koha Jone and Zeri
i Popullit report on a several-day absence of Belul Celo,
Interior Minister at the time of the National Reconciliation
Government.
"Placed under investigation by the Military prosecutor's
office since several days ago about the activity of the
Republic's Guard when he was interior Minister, Celo is probably
missing not only in Tirane but also in Albania," says Koha Jone.
Sources from the General Attorney's office, to which the
paper refers, says that former Interior Minister should have
appeared before this office, but since Sunday he has kept out of
sight.
"Despite repeated summons, there has been no sign of the
former minister. The fear of facing penal persecution has driven
Celo to a possible departure from Albania, perhaps without
return," the paper says.
Several days ago Celo was questioned by a group of
prosecutors and explained several important episodes of the
events in the Guard of the Republic, Zeri i Popullit says.
The paper adds that "the creation of several enigmatic
units, equipping the political militants, especially several
structures of the National Information Service, with arms of the
Guard, the military acts of "The Cerrik" variant or of "Military
hospital" scandal, are reported to be the issues Celo will be
responsible for.
"One week ago Celo was interrogated by the prosecutors and
gave evidence of what he knew," says Koha Jone. Celo descended
the stairs of the military investigation office and seems not to
go up again," says the paper hinting that the country the former
democrat leader has chosen to avoid investigations seems to be
Greece.
"The former minister's departure has been realised shortly
after several threats by DP militants, after his first evidence,
hinting that everything was done by order of Berisha," Zeri i
Popullit says, referring to sources close to him.
Zeri i Popullit says that a number of leading officials,
responsible for last March events, such as former commander of
the Guard Xhahid Xhaferi, former deputy Interior Minister Agim
Shehu, former Chief of the Army General Staff Adem Copani and
others have now fled the country.
Although the state bodies have not yet confirmed anything
on Cela's departure, all signs and reasons lead to a possible
flight".
/s.s/pas/lm/
Head of Parliamentary Law Commission criticises its performance
TIRANE, April 2 (ATA) -By A. Simoni,
The head of the parliamentary Law Commission, Fehmi Abdiu
(Socialist Party), on Thursday, criticises the performance of
this commission.
"We have been led by wrong concepts in our performance
and we have been trying to get a constitution in a voluntary way,
that is, we are dealing with its drafting after having finished
all the other things," said Abdiu.
He proposed the suspension of any other activity of the
members of the Commission, except that of the government members.
Abdiu's proposal was rejected by the two co-chairmen,
Sabri Godo (Republican party) and minister of Institutional Reform,
Arben Imami (Democratic-Alliance Party), who argued that in this
commission the deputies have been assigned by their parties
considering their capabilities and not other offices.
After this debate, the commission did not hold its
proceedings, as the majority was absent, because of the
parliament's plenary session.
/s.s/mima/lm/
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