The former Minister of Finance and Economy, Arben Malaj, has focused on the statements made yesterday by the lawyer Spartak Ngjela, who showed the period of unrest in 1997 when the leader of the SP, Fatos Nano, was imprisoned and it is suspected that they tried to kill him. in the cell.
Ngjela confessed how he sent his car to the Tirana Prison to get Fatos Nano out and take him safely to his home. After this confession, the former Malay minister explained this episode in more detail.
He said that Ngjela, who at that time held the position of Minister of Justice, contributed to the management of this critical situation. Malaj revealed that Fatos Nano, although he knew that his life was in danger, refused to escape from prison.
It took the intervention of former Prime Minister Bashkim Fino and Ngjela to convince Sali Berisha, then President, to announce amnesty.
"Only then Nano and Ramiz Aliaj agreed to get out of prison", writes Malaj, while in the same cell as Nano happened to be former president Ramiz Alia.
Arben Malaj's post:
Minister of Justice Ngjela has contributed to the management of that critical situation. Nano refuses to escape from prison.
The situation was becoming dangerous for his life. The beginning was the helicopter transfer from Bence prison in Tepelene to Tirana prison. The prison broke out and almost all the prisoners escaped.
Nano sent a message that he would not escape even though his life was in great and real risk. Nano made it clear that he would come out only when the amnesty was applied.
It took the intervention of former Prime Minister Fino and Minister Ngjela to convince former President Berisha to announce amnesty. Only then Nano and Ramiz Aliaj agreed to leave the prison.
The second impact of lawyer Njele was the application of the bonus for the return of prisoners who escaped during the prison break.
The principle of applying incentives instead of increased penalties should be in the foundations of government policies.
The dangerous situation from the explosion of the prison in Tirana was managed with great dedication and professionalism by Ndre Legisi, secretary of state at the Ministry of the Interior, and Sokol Bare, in coordination with Minister Ceka and other colleagues.
History must be recognized and protected in its truth, especially that of the difficult moments of the state's survival.