In the beginning of 1953, 700 prisoners worked in this unit. In the command’s report, it was admitted that this camp’s prisoners were violated barbarically.  Neim Musaraj was camp commander.

The data from the biography of camp commissar Njazi Banushi indicate that the camp operated from July 1952 to September 1953. This camp’s staff was made of formerly agricultural labourers with elementary education.

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In summer 1951, Greek immigrants were taken here. They were exploited for forced labour in agriculture. Plug had been chosen as an appropriate concentration site, where checks were performed more easily. Other prison convicts started to come here, gradually populating the camp with a large majority of Albanian prisoners, whereas the Greeks became a small minority.

In 1953, internees from barbed-wire camps, which were closed by law, were taken there, but the internees continued to be surrounded by barbed wire as prisoners worked at this camp too. Until 1955, it operated as an internment camp.

*During their stay in Plug, 2 Greek monarchic-fascists died without leaving any trace. They stayed at the first sector of the 29 Nëntori Farm. In a notification from the Lushnja Directorate of Internal Affairs dated 20 January 1956, it was said that there was no certain knowledge on their bodies or whereabouts.

As Albanian prisoners were joined with the Greeks ones, a group of 500 convicted labourers was created. Here, prisoners performed works such as cultivation and opening irrigation canals etc. At the Plug field, the camp operated until November 1953.

*Lieutenant Besnik Çomo was commissar. The camp’s operative worker called Mantho, according to a report dated 7 June 1952, tortured, robbed and stole from “monarchic-fascists”, whereas he had also tried to rape a woman.

Later on, the internment camp would eventually be called an internment site and continued so until the fall of the communist regime. The internees were not isoalted but appeared on roll call and had to get authorization to leave the locality.

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It operated as a labour camp for prisoners from 1953 to 1955, when Camp no. 2 convicts worked to open the Vjosë – Levan – Fier irrigation canal in Shtyllas. In 1953, internees from barbed-wire camps were sent there, as these camps were closed by law, but since there were prisoners working here, internees continued to be surrounded by barbed wire.

In 1954, 1011 convicts and 47 internees worked at the camp. The unit guard staff was made of 56 people.  At the time, Camp 3 operated along with Camp 2.

The camp stayed in Shtyllas until 18 March 1955. In January 1955 there was a total of 715 political and 172 ordinary convicts, amounting to 887 prisoners overall.

A special story is told of this camp: the brave attempt of political convicts to escape the Shtyllas Camp. Around June 1954, they built a tunnel 25 metres underground, through which they would be able to escape. Using the fact that the sleeping areas were underground, they had the opportunity to dig out the soil. Three Greeks were included in the group, internees or prisoners. They would then lead the way to Greece. The brave attempt failed at the second metre, as convict Dhimitër Zonjatis was caught in action on 07 September 1954, digging in the beds of his two mates Syrja Zenelaj and Duke Gremi. The place chosen was a good spot, as it was opposite the camp gate. The canal had been dug by knives and pickaxes. The soil would be taken out with a wooden suitcase. For this brave act, the Gjirokastra Territorial Martial Court, which operated in Vlora, convicted on 23 November 1954 the following persons:

1-Nexhi Ago Nexha (born in 1930) from Nivica, convicted for escape in 1950. Sentenced to 21 years in prison.

2-Syrja Toto Zenelaj (1930) from Kuç, convicted for escape in 1949. Sentenced to 25 years in prison.

3-Maksut Mustafa Kalemaj (1921) from Kocul, Vlora, convicted for selling grain in 1951. Sentenced to 22 years in prison.

4-Muharrem Bektash Llanaj (1912) from Levan,Tepelena, convicted for agitation, former comrade of Vojo Kushi, the only person who came out alive from the Kodra e Kuqe Battle in Tirana. Sentenced to 25 years in prison.

5-Duke Ramadan Gremi(1933) from Belin, Fier, convicted for housing criminals in 1950. Sentenced to 12 years in prison.

6-Dhimitër Andrea Zanjoti (1925), born in Corfu, who came as a Greek immigrant in 1949, convicted for escape. Sentenced to 10 years in prison.

7-Kristo Jorgji Aleksi (1924), born in nëJaninë, Greek democrat (communist), convicted for an escape attempt. Sentenced to 8 years in prison.

8-Serafinos Kosta Safo (1917), born in Vollo, interned Greek. Declared as innocent.”

This camp remained an internment site until the collapse of the communist regime.

Prisoners:

• Dom Mikel Koliqi
• Ibrahim Sokoli
• Tefik Bekteshi
• Mark Temali
• Nexhi Ago Nexha
• Syrja Toto Zenelaj
• Maksut Mustafa Kalemaj
• Muharrem Bektash Llanaj
• Duke Ramadan Gremi
• Dhimitër Andrea Zanjoti
• Kristo Jorgji Aleksi
• Serafinos Kosta Safo

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