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| Albanian MPs want ex-spies named | Albanian MPs want ex-spies named |
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| Albania's parliament has passed a resolution calling for communist-era secret police files to be opened. | Albania's parliament has passed a resolution calling for communist-era secret police files to be opened. |
| The resolution said crimes committed under the late communist ruler Enver Hoxha must be "recognised and denounced so that they are not repeated". | The resolution said crimes committed under the late communist ruler Enver Hoxha must be "recognised and denounced so that they are not repeated". |
| The non-binding document said ex-collaborators holding public office should be named. | The non-binding document said ex-collaborators holding public office should be named. |
| Hoxha, who died in 1985, led Albania into international isolation and kept an iron grip on the country. | Hoxha, who died in 1985, led Albania into international isolation and kept an iron grip on the country. |
| Dark secrets | Dark secrets |
| The resolution was passed by 76 votes in the 140-seat assembly. | The resolution was passed by 76 votes in the 140-seat assembly. |
| "Enver Hoxha was the inspiration and leader of the longest reign of repression in Eastern Europe," it said. | "Enver Hoxha was the inspiration and leader of the longest reign of repression in Eastern Europe," it said. |
| The opposition Socialists - the successor party to the communists - boycotted the vote. | The opposition Socialists - the successor party to the communists - boycotted the vote. |
| "The deputies or civil servants who were once communist secret police must leave their jobs," said assembly president Bamir Topi of the ruling centre-right Democratic Party. | "The deputies or civil servants who were once communist secret police must leave their jobs," said assembly president Bamir Topi of the ruling centre-right Democratic Party. |
| Correspondents say the resolution is non-binding and will not automatically oblige the authorities to open the police files. | Correspondents say the resolution is non-binding and will not automatically oblige the authorities to open the police files. |
| Albania's post-communist governments have never managed to adopt a law on opening the files. | Albania's post-communist governments have never managed to adopt a law on opening the files. |
| The communists incarcerated thousands of people in prisons and labour camps for political reasons. | The communists incarcerated thousands of people in prisons and labour camps for political reasons. |