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| The law "'''On Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Albania during the Communist Regime for Political, Ideological and Religious Motives'''" (Nr. 8001, September 22, 1995)<ref>"The OMRI annual survey of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, 1995", ISBN 1563249243, 1996, , the text of the introductory provisions of the law, translated from the "Official Journal of the Republic of Albania", no. 21, September 1995, pp. 923-924</ref><ref name=cwatch>, Winter 1996</ref>) was a ] law enacted in ] on September 22, 1995. | The law "'''On Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Albania during the Communist Regime for Political, Ideological and Religious Motives'''" (Nr. 8001, September 22, 1995)<ref>"The OMRI annual survey of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, 1995", ISBN 1563249243, 1996, , the text of the introductory provisions of the law, translated from the "Official Journal of the Republic of Albania", no. 21, September 1995, pp. 923-924</ref><ref name=cwatch>, Winter 1996</ref>) was a ] law enacted in ] on September 22, 1995. It is sometimes referred to as the '''Law on Communist Genocide''' and other shortened versions. | ||
| The law excluded, until December 31, 2001, from government, parliament and judiciary, and mass media positions any higher political officials who held office in Albania prior to March 31, 1991, i.e., who held higher positions in Communist Albania: members of ], ], parliament, as well as former ] agents and informers.<ref name=omri950925/> <ref name=ij>"Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition", by Ian Jeffries, ISBN 0415236711, 2002, </ref> It was similar to ] efforts in other former ]s. | The law excluded, until December 31, 2001, from government, parliament and judiciary, and mass media positions any higher political officials who held office in Albania prior to March 31, 1991, i.e., who held higher positions in Communist Albania: members of ], ], parliament, as well as former ] agents and informers.<ref name=omri950925/> <ref name=ij>"Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition", by Ian Jeffries, ISBN 0415236711, 2002, </ref> It was similar to ] efforts in other former ]s. | ||
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The law "On Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Albania during the Communist Regime for Political, Ideological and Religious Motives" (Nr. 8001, September 22, 1995)) was a lustration law enacted in Albania on September 22, 1995. It is sometimes referred to as the Law on Communist Genocide and other shortened versions.
The law excluded, until December 31, 2001, from government, parliament and judiciary, and mass media positions any higher political officials who held office in Albania prior to March 31, 1991, i.e., who held higher positions in Communist Albania: members of politburo, Central Committee, parliament, as well as former secret police agents and informers. It was similar to decommunization efforts in other former communist states.
A person may run for an office a after the investigation of their "moral character" by a special state commission. The commission decision may be appealed before the Cassation Court. The law was effected a short time before the elections, and many candidates were prevented from standing, simply because the verification stages could not be carried out on time.
The affected Socialist and Social Democrat politicians claimed that it was intended to strengthen the hold of Sali Berisha on power.
An attempt to repeal the law basing on its alleged unconstitutionality was rejected by the constitutional court on January 31, 1996. However some provisions of the law were striken out.
Basing on this law, former President Ramiz Alia, previously amnestied, was imprisoned again, now on charges for crime against humanity. Some decried this application of the law as an example of double jeopardy.
The law was repealed during 1997 rebellion in Albania, and eventually formerly banned politicians entered the coalition government.
References
- "The OMRI annual survey of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, 1995", ISBN 1563249243, 1996, pp. 149-150, the text of the introductory provisions of the law, translated from the "Official Journal of the Republic of Albania", no. 21, September 1995, pp. 923-924
- ^ "Constitutional Watch: Country-by-country updates on constitutional politics in Eastern Europe and the ex-USSR, Winter 1996
- ^ OMRI Daily Digest II, Open Media Research Institute, No. 186, 25 September 1995
- ^ "Eastern Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century: A Guide to the Economies in Transition", by Ian Jeffries, ISBN 0415236711, 2002, p. 72
- "Freedom of Religion and Belief: a World Report", edited by Kevin Boyle, Juliet Sheenfalse, ISBN 0415159784, 1997, p. 263