Vili Beros, who until Friday served as Croatia’s health minister, was arrested as part of a corruption investigation. He is accused of “exercising undue influence in exchange for benefits”, while at least two hospital directors are also allegedly involved in the same scandal. Vili Beros was “arrested (as of yesterday) this morning, together with two other persons, in the context of an operation conducted by the anti-corruption and organized crime agency (USKOK)”, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic announced during a press conference . A representative of the government announced a short time earlier that the minister, in office since January 2020, was relieved of his duties. “As far as the actions of the judicial authorities are concerned, no matter how inconvenient they are for the government at the moment, I will say that I welcome them and they have our full support,” the Croatian prime minister said. “Mr. Beros rejects any criminal responsibility,” his lawyer Laura Valkovic told the press in front of the minister’s house, which was searched by the authorities on […]
Source: News Beast
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