ZAGREB, Croatia — Croatia’s health minister and numerous others were apprehended on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an examination released by the European districtattorney’s workplace, authorities stated.
Minister Vili Beroš, the directors of 2 healthcenters in the capital Zagreb, and 2 business are believed of “accepting and providing allurements, abuse of position and authority and cash laundering,” the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, or EPPO, in Zagreb stated in a declaration.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković quickly sacked Beroš from the federalgovernment, HRT state tv stated. Croatian media reported that cops robbed Beroš’ home in Zagreb early on Friday.
“I am horrified by the concept that anybody in the health system would usage their position for individual gains or for prefers to anybody else,” Plenković stated at a press conference. “The health system is a especially delicate department.
“We as a federalgovernment have not and will not safeguard anybody from criminal prosecution if they are presumed of dedicating criminal acts, regardless of who that might be or which task they have,” Plenković stated.
Beroš’ legalrepresentative Laura Valković stated he rejected misdeed.
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