Former First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, Artan Grubi, voluntarily presented himself this morning near the Blace border crossing with Kosovo and legal measures were immediately taken against him, as an "Arrest" measure was active against him, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced.
According to police, Grubi appeared at the entrance to the venue at around 06:10 and was immediately deprived of his liberty.
He has been remanded in custody for further proceedings, while authorities did not provide additional details on the current stage of the criminal proceedings.
Moment of arrest:
He is involved in an investigation related to suspicions of abuse of official position, corruption and violation of public procurement procedures, in the context of a case related to the functioning and contracts of the State Lottery of North Macedonia.
According to the prosecution authorities, the investigations relate to decisions and contracts that are suspected of causing significant financial damage to the institution's budget, estimated at 500 million denars or over 8 million euros.
The prosecution claims that certain economic entities were favored through the contested procedures.