Mon, 9 December, 2024

“Aktor”: The judiciary authorities in Skopje have put the case related to the highway in an archive dated from 2014

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The Greek company “Aktor” has no knowledge of the existence of a prosecution regarding the contract for building the Demir Kapija – Smokvica highway, announced the company.

They said that after the performed audit, the judiciary in Skopje, have put the case in the archive dated 2014. According to then, the contract for building the highway was signed on basis of an international tender.

Greek media outlets “Protothema” and “Kathimerini” wrote that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has charged this Greek company for fraud and laundering 50 million euros in connection with the construction of a highway Demir Kapija – Smokvica.

Aktor has denied they were laundering money during the building of the highway and have stressed that there was no fraud while carrying out the construction works.

When “Meta” questioned the Public Prosecution for Organized Crime and Corruption two years ago, they stated they were collecting evidence necessary to solve the “Aktor” case.

“Given the complexity of the case, the prosecuting authority will take action to collect evidence necessary to establish the circumstances of the execution of this particular crime”, responded on March 2015, the Prosecutor’s Office.

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