Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said Friday that the United Kingdom has barred him from entering the country, citing his involvement with organized crime and corruption.
The British Embassy in Tirana tweeted Thursday that “the U.K. has taken disruptive action against several Albanian individuals with ties to criminality and corruption." The embassy did not name the people targeted.
Berisha, the leader of Albania's main opposition Democratic Party, said Britain's home secretary notified him in a letter that he described as confidential. He said he decided to make his travel ban public himself.
