Friday, April 11, 2008

Security News by Himara

The Newspaper "KOHA JONE"

"THE PEOPLE OF HIMARA ATTACKS THE POLICE DEPARTAMENT"

Very critic the situation in Himara Town, the center of Southern Albania who lives a large of Greek ethnic community, yesterday exploded big revolte against the police department of Himara Region.

According to Albanian press, a conflict between polices and some Himara citizens, passed to a massive demonstration against the Police Department. In fact according to Himara inhabitants have been the member of Police Departament of Himara Region, who have been aggressive shutting and terrorizing the people of Himara with Kalashnikov gun on hands.

The situation became very critic where the people of Himare begins to joint all together protesting in peace about 400 people across Police Department Building, a structure which functions by Albanian police origin linked directly with Tirana since dictator regime against interests of people of Himara who represent about 90% of total population as ethnic Greeks of the Himara Region.

The head of Himara Municipality and the President of The Greek Ethinc Minority of Albania Vassilis Bollanos, called the Himara people for patience and attention against any provocation of Albanian structures and paramilitaries group.

It’s very interesting that the Greeks of Albania a large community who lives in southern Albania known as Northern Epirus Region, continue to have not the rights to have their police represents and other institutions inside Albanian authorities including the Greek official language. Particularly the “Protocol of Corfu”, an agreement of 1914 obliges Albanian State to know the Autonomy inhabited by large percentage of Greek population in this region. The agreement firmed also by Great Powers obliges Albanian State to respect the international agreements based to the human rights values.

But in fact the police authorities of Albania continue to violate many others Albanian citizens both in Vlora Region to other places of the country. Albania is passing a destabilization faze witch could be claming as a critic situation to the NATO alliance, if the violence could take other extremity measures which can paralyze the security of the country.


THE TRIP OF KASSIMIS IN SOUTHERN ALBANIA (NORTHERN EPIRUS)

After meeting with Berisha and the represent of Greeks in Tirana the V/ Foreign Minister Kassimis started today the visit to Narta, Vlora and Himara meeting the greek community.
In Himara the people organized a meeting in occasion of Kassimis visit even one day before the protest of Himara people risked to menace seriously the stability.

Kassimis will continue the trip to next days visiting Saranda, Argjirokastsr and Korca.



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