Dritan Prifti

Dritan Prifti (27 August 1968 - 12 October 2017) was an Albanian politician and government official, who served as director of the Albanian Power Corporation (KESH) and as Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy of Albania.

Life and career Prifti was born on 27 August 1968 in Berat, where he also completed his primary education.

Meta–Prifti video While serving as Minister of Economy, Prifti gained widespread attention in January 2011, when a video recording was made public showing a conversation held in March 2010 between him and Ilir Meta (then Deputy Prime Minister of Albania). The video allegedly showed Meta asking Prifti to manipulate procurement procedures, concessions, and auctions in return for large amounts of money. Meta is also overheard bragging that because he is on good terms with Chief Justice Shpresa Becaj, after having hired her daughter as a diplomat at an embassy, he can influence the decision of the court. Prifti strongly defended the authenticity of the recording, publicly challenged the experts’ conclusion, and called for an independent forensic analysis by law enforcement experts of EU countries.