Albanian deputy PM resigns
Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Ilir Meta resigned today amid corruption accusations.
Friday, 14.01.2011.
16:17
Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Ilir Meta resigned today amid corruption accusations. Meta resigned after Top-Channel TV aired a videotape which shows him asking former Economy Minister Dritan Prifti to intervene over a hydropower plant concession tender. Albanian deputy PM resigns “I have irrevocably resigned in order to allow the investigation into the case,” he stated, adding that he had informed Prime Minister Sali Berisha about his decision. Meta renounced his parliamentary immunity and expressed readiness to cooperate in the investigation immediately after the videotape was aired. Albanian State Prosecution has launched an investigation and Prifti has confirmed the video’s authenticity. Ilir Meta (Beta)
Albanian deputy PM resigns
“I have irrevocably resigned in order to allow the investigation into the case,” he stated, adding that he had informed Prime Minister Sali Berisha about his decision.Meta renounced his parliamentary immunity and expressed readiness to cooperate in the investigation immediately after the videotape was aired.
Albanian State Prosecution has launched an investigation and Prifti has confirmed the video’s authenticity.
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