Albania’s parliament lifts legal immunity of former prime minister

Sali Berisha, 79, the main leader of the center-right Democratic Party, centre, joins hundreds of protesters outside the Parliament building on Monday (Armando Babani/AP)

Albania’s parliament voted on Thursday to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is accused of corruption.

Opposition politicians inside the hall boycotted the vote and tried to disrupt the session by collecting chairs and flares, but security guards stopped them. Mr Berisha declined to take the floor to speak against the motion.