Opening Secrets

From the BBC:
"Albania opens communist secret police files"

Albania's parliament has passed a law opening up communist-era secret police files to people who were spied on. The Sigurimi relied on a huge network of civilian informers to muzzle any dissent and maintain the communist regime in power for decades. Communist leader Enver Hoxha seized power in 1944 and isolated Albania as a one-party state until mass protests in 1991, which led to democratization. The police destroyed many files, but others will disclose some dark secrets. Former regime collaborators will also have access to the surviving documents  Experts estimate that at least 7,000 opponents of the regime were killed and more than 100,000 deported to labour camps. The harsh conditions there often proved fatal. The new law - passed by 84 votes to 22 - also bars former Sigurimi members from holding public office in future

^ These kind of documents should be made available to the public - especially to the people they are regarding (if they are still around.) ^


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-32552372