Dashnor Kaloçi
Part eighteen
Memorie.al publishes some archival documents extracted from the Central State Archive in Tirana (fund of the former Central Committee of the ALP), which have been unknown for 40 years and see for the first time the light of publication, where is a voluminous file with secret materials and documents belonging to the months of October 1982, where is reflected the material of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the ALP entitled “On the pronounced lack of vigilance and serious mistakes of Comrade Kadri Hazbiu at the time he was Minister of Interior “, written self-criticism of Kadri Hazbiu,” Decision of the 5th Plenum of the Central Committee of the ALP on expulsion from the Central Committee and the Party and dismissal from all state and social functions of Kadri Hazbit ”, as well as the minutes of the Plenum of the Central Committee held on 13 and 14 October 1982 in the main hall of the building of the Central Committee, where the work was discussed and analyzed and the activity of the Minister of National Defense, Kadri Hazbiu, who is accused of his “hostile activity” for the period of almost 30 years when he served as Minister of Internal Affairs. The complete file with all the documents that is published for the first time by Memorie.al, where in addition to the material “Top secret”, of the Politburo with accusations against the former Minister of Internal Affairs, Kadri Hazbiu, the minutes of Plenum, where Enver Hoxha and most members of the Politburo as: Ramiz Alia, Adil Çarçani, Foto Çami, Hekuran Isai, Manush Myftiu, Simon Stefani, Haki Toska, Pali Miska, Prokop Murra, Spiro Koleka, Rita Marko, Lenka Çuko, Muho Asllani, Llambi Gegprifti, Vangjel Çerava, and the Central Committee of the ALP, as; Nexhmije Hoxha, Gafur Çuçi, Xhelil Gjoni, Pilo Peristeri, Sofo Lazri, Piro Kondi, Petro Dode, Behar Shtylla, Shefqet Peçi, Qemal Bregasi, Dritëro Agolli, Mine Guri, Themie Thomai, Mehmet Elezi, Lumturi Rexha, Tefta Cami, , Harrilla Papajorgji, Anastas Kondo, Miti Nito, Sulejman Baholli, Halil Leli, Jashar Menzelxhiu, Enver Halili, Ali Vukatana, Tahir Minxhozi, Naunka Bozo, Luan Muhameti, Rexhep Kolli, Ndreçi Plasari, Sofie Çuadari, Nezir Jo, etc. have only accused former Minister Hazbiu, as a close associate of former Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu, but have also debated fiercely with him throughout the two-day plenum meeting, asking him to give explanations about the work and activity of from the day he sat in the minister’s office, starting from relations and relations with Russian advisers, the Tirana Conference in 1956, to “his cooperation with hostile groups” led by Teme Sejko, Beqir Balluku, Abdyl Këllezi dh of the “police agent” Mehmet Shehu, as well as the decisions dismissals from duties and for the expulsion from the Central Committee of Rexhep Koli, Nazar Berberi, Veli Llakaj, Ndreçi Plasari, etc.
Continued from the previous issue
Minutes ‘Top secret’ of the meeting of the 5th Plenum of the Central Committee of the ALP, held on 13 and 14 October 1982
ALBANIAN LABOR PARTY
CENTRAL COMMITTEE Top secret
-General Sector-
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE 5TH PLENUM OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF ALP ON OCTOBER 14 AND 14, 1982
The second session
COMRADE ENVER HALILI: With permission, Comrade Enver?
COMRADE ENVER HOXHA: Order.
COMRADE ENVER HALILI: I have a question: I heard all the hostile activity of the group, including Kadri Hazbiu, I have a question for comrade Rexhep Kolli.
COMRADE ENVER HOXHA: Yes.
COMRADE ENVER HALILI: For many years a hostile activity has taken place at the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For the same number of years, 25-30 years, comrade Rexhep Kolli also worked there. The question arises to me: what does this friend say about his great responsibility, even in my opinion he bears a great responsibility. What did he say to the Party and Comrade Enver, before and after the suicide of the enemy Mehmet Shehu and during this period when investigations are being made?
I have another question, again for Comrade Rexhep that I would ask Kadri Hazbi. Who proposed at that time Murat Kamani, Deputy Director of Investigation at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Prosecutor to represent the case for the accusation in the conspiracy trial? Tell him if he is aware.
COMRADE ENVER HOXHA: Comrade Rexhep, answer this question.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I was prepared in writing, Comrade Enver and comrades of the plenum, and I have the discussion here. I believe that I will try to consume some things, seeing that the epicenter of this criminal and very dangerous activity, its main nursery was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and not only now, but also several times in a row by this Ministry have come out, these counter-revolutionary agents have been produced.
For the time I have worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I have a great responsibility and the Party has the right to give me not only this measure, but also other, much more severe measures, I fully deserve, that these issues that came out are not small problems, but are problems of the fate of the Party and the revolution. Here we were dealing with such criminal gangs, which would lead our Party, the people and the revolution, to the greatest catastrophe.
What responsibility do I have? The responsibility I bear is known, therefore I say with full conviction that whatever measure the Party takes in my direction, I say with a clear conscience that I deserve it. Why did this happen? I think many factors have influenced in this regard. Closed work has been done in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, while the Party and Comrade Enver have repeatedly stressed that the increase of the leading and controlling role of the Party, as the basic factor, in this Ministry has not progressed. Whether these enemies, or I as a communist and as a member of the plenum, I have not fought in this direction.
COMRADE RAMIZ ALIA: You, Rexhep, asked a very concrete question to Kadri Hazbi, you said, leave the general words; you are saying where the concrete mistakes are. Let’s ask you this question now.
COMRADE SIMON STEFANI: That’s what you tell us, specifically.
COMRADE RAMIZ ALIA: Did you, Rexhep, reflect? Where are the concrete mistakes?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Here, specifically, was the Tirana Party Conference held in 1956? I, as a communist, say that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to do an in-depth analysis of this issue because it had been at the tail end of the situation, not counting what we now learned that these enemies had a hand in this matter. I asked for an analysis, because the director of security at that time was Mihallaq Ziçishti and the director of the Directorate of Internal Affairs of Tirana was Feçor Shehu.
COMRADE RITA MARKO: And you were a deputy?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes, I was the deputy at this time.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: You had data from the depositions.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I did not have the investigation.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: You did not know?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I did not know data on anti-party elements.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: You did not know information about these; you did not speak there to the perpetrator?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: No, I honestly did not know.
COMRADE ADIL ÇARÇANI: Analysis is analysis, it is not the investigator. The analysis, as you say here, you can do very well.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: This is where I find my responsibility that in these cases and in the given case, although I think of Hulusi Spahiu, but for other elements a lot of information has come out and they have been presented to the leadership, informing that this or that operative data has come out. But Kadri Hazbiu lied that he took the processes from the investigation directly through Mihallaq Ziçishti, or himself.
Here I think, it is not the problem that something simple came out, in these materials came the Yugoslav Legation with all its actions. With these, the Russians discussed and opened the slogan that they are special persons. We said it is not true, here is organized work. But did I raise this issue up to the Party? No, I did not.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA and BEHAR SHTYLLA: Why did not you raise it?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Why did I not raise it? Here’s the problem, I think, and here’s my fault, exactly that I did not raise it.
COMRADE VANGJEL ÇERAVA: You asked Kadri Hazbi the question: “Did you tell this to Comrade Enver”?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes, that’s how I raised the issue.
COMRADE VANGJEL ÇERAVA: Now we tell you: what did you say from what you saw? When you saw that these people who followed the depositions did not say these things, no action was taken, even sometimes these people were promoted and held accountable, what did you do as a communist?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes, I did not do my duty.
COMRADE VANGJEL ÇERAVA: But why did you not do your homework?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Exactly for this, why I did not do it, I feel responsible; I thought that the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs informs the Party.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: Well, you “inform” him, but the fact is that no measures were being taken against those people, whose names appeared in the enemy’s depots.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: No.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: Then this does not put you in doubt? If I was in your country and you were a member of the bureau, I would tell you that I would be revolted why no action is taken against these people who appear in court.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: This is very fair.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: Why, therefore, to know things about different elements and not to inform the leadership?!
COMRADE XHELIL GJONI: In civil life, the party secretary orders the instructor to do this or that job, and to be the first deputy minister and not to order the respective director or anyone else to do the analysis? I do not understand this; there are some things that are not clear.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes, I was not the Deputy Minister.
COMRADE XHELIL GJONI: You were not a deputy minister?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: No, I was deputy director then. I am talking about the analysis of the Tirana Conference.
COMRADE XHELIL GJONI: The director was Mihallaq Ziçishti?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: He was also a deputy minister. I was the deputy director.
COMRADE XHELIL GJONI: Deputy Director?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes.
COMRADE XHELIL GJONI: Excuse me.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: What about the years 1973-1975?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: In the years 1973-1975 I was deputy minister but I was not subordinate to the Security Directorate.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: You were not connected with the insurance?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: We did not connect, friend Nexhmije, I can explain to you how we had connections.
COMRADE NEXHMIJE HOXHA: There was a sick family; there was knowledge from all of us and not from you? You and as a curiosity could find out.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Let me explain, Comrade Nexhmije.
COMRADE SPIRO KOLEKA: You, as the Deputy Minister, did not talk about all issues? You definitely had a division of labor, but you and you talked to each other, you had no secret.
COMRADE PETRO DODE: They also received information about these.
COMRADE BEHAR PILLAR: You did not make generalizations after these events that happened to the conspirators?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Generalizations about the concrete data, no, because they were not given.
COMRADE PILO PERISTERI: You said that “I asked for an analysis”?!
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Yes.
COMRADE PILO PERISTERI: Since it was not done, why did not you raise the issue as a communist where you worked in the apparatus?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Right?
COMRADE PILO PERISTERI: To give an example that no analysis is being done, when it had to be done and seen that they were things of great importance. Then you as a communist, why didn’t you make it an issue, no matter what the problem were?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I did not.
COMRADE PILO PERISTERI: When you say analysis, it means that it is a big thing, this is how big things are judged, why then did you not say it as a communist?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I did not do my homework.
COMRADE PILO PERISTERI: But why?
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: But because I thought, maybe this was familiarity?!
COMRADE TAHIR MINXHOZI: Then you are also guilty!
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I feel guilty.
COMRADE TAHIR MINXHOZI: What exactly are you guilty of; do not tell us general things.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: I am guilty that the Party line in the Ministry of Internal Affairs where I worked has been violated; I am guilty that legality has been violated.
COMRADE HAKI TOSKA: You knew these. If you knew them then tell me where the legality was violated, specifically.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Here I will tell him.
COMRADE RAQI IFTICA: And until 1976 Rexhepi led two directorates of Security, the Second Directorate and the Third Directorate, he also headed the Investigation.
COMRADE REXHEP KOLLI: Let me explain: In 1967, when I was the Director of Security, after Mihallaq Ziçishti was transferred, Kadri Hazbiu told me that: it was thought from above that the Director of Security, Feçor Shehu, would come. I told him, not the Party that you think, you judge for yourself, you are keeping in mind that: Feçor Shehu is an arrogant kapadai and in such a post and function, I judge that he is not suitable.
The question is why I did not tell the Party? I have criticized Feçor Shehu. And I wanted to tell the plenum that just after the conspiracy of Beqir Balluku came out, the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to do the analysis and everyone had to take responsibility for this conspiracy and answer, in particular, Feçor had to answer Shehu, who was also the Director of Security and the Army, was also the Deputy Minister, because after 1967, he took over these functions, Kadri Hazbiu has always come up with the slogan: “Let’s do the analysis, but the responsibility belongs to all of us.” /Memorie.al
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