Ermal Beqiri
Albanian technology entrepreneur
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Ermal Beqiri is an Albanian technology entrepreneur, IT expert and the owner of Soft & Solution Group, a company specializing in software, digital platforms, and network infrastructure. Beqiri previously served as an electronic engineer and director of IT at the University of Tirana, before gaining wider public exposure as IT expert in a high-profile case.[1][2] In 2025, he was one of the individuals accused by SPAK in the AKSHI public procurement scandal.[3]
Early public exposure
Beqiri gained national attention in 2011 as one of three court-appointed IT experts - along with Ardian Pollo and Artur Rrahmani - tasked with examining the Meta–Prifti video, a covert recording that allegedly showed former deputy prime minister Ilir Meta discussing corrupt deals with then economy minister Dritan Prifti.[4][5] Their report concluded that the recording was not original, a finding that supported the defense of Ilir Meta against corruption allegations.[4] Earlier analyses for the prosecution by British and American IT experts had assessed the recording as authentic, but their findings were dismissed by the court as inadmissible.[6]
Business dealings
Beqiri founded and led several tech companies.[7][8]
In 2025, he established the Albanian Council for Technology and Innovation (ACTI), an industry association promoting cybersecurity, startups and digital policy.[9][10] Media reports link ACTI to networks of companies and alleged procurement influence connected to the broader AKSHI public procurement scandal, and describe parts of its associated business environment—such as the “Durana Tech Park”—as operating as a fiscal haven for member firms.[10][11][12]
AKSHI public procurement scandal
Beqiri, one of the largest beneficiaries of IT public tenders from AKSHI,[8] is a central figure in SPAK's investigation into the public procurement scandal of Albania's National Agency for Information Society (AKSHI),[13][14] and is accused of corruption, bid rigging, price inflation, and participation in a structured criminal group,[3][14] and kidnapping another entrepreneur.[13] SPAK alleges his companies secured millions of euros through manipulated public procuement offers, with evidence suggesting operational cooperation with Ergys Agasi including recorded communications and overlapping business interests.[15][16]
Ermal Beqiri remains a fugitive,[17] after the Special Appeals Court upheld the "arrest in prison" measure against him.[18][19]