Skopje, 27 February 2025 (MIA) - The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption has filed an indictment against 31 individuals and five legal entities in the case dubbed 'Additive'. 

"Based on evidence collected during the investigation procedure, public prosecutors from the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption, today filed an indictment with the Skopje-based Criminal Court against 31 individuals and five legal entities. According to the indictment, the first defendant has committed the criminal offence of "negligence in the service", while six defendants are accused of committing the criminal offences of "criminal association" and "abuse of procedure for public call, awarding a public procurement contract or public-private partnership", four of them are also charged with the criminal offence of "money laundering" and other proceeds from a criminal offence," the Prosecutor's Office said in a press release. 

In addition, twelve people are accused of committing the crime of "criminal association" and continued crime of "abuse of office and authority", and two of them have also committed the crime of "money laundering" and other proceeds of a criminal offence. Four people are charged with committing the crimes of "criminal association" and "money laundering" and other proceeds of a criminal offence, while four people committed the continued crime of "abuse of office and authority". The remaining four people are accused of the crime of "money laundering" and other proceeds of a criminal offence.

The criminally liable legal entities are charged with committing the criminal offence of "money laundering" and other proceeds of a criminal offence, and two of them are also charged with continued crime of "abuse of procedure for public call, awarding a public procurement contract or public-private partnership".

The accused managers and owners of legal entities, after organizing and re-registering the activity of their legal entities, as economic operators - participants in procedures, agreed among themselves to rig the procedures for the procurement of coal additive for the needs of AD ESM - REK Bitola Subsidiary and REK Oslomej Subsidiary. 

With the indictment, the prosecution has proposed to the court the seizure of movable objects (telephones, electronic and memory devices) used in the commission of the crimes, while a special proposal requests the confiscation of funds and real estate owned by the defendants and third parties. In addition, a proposal has been submitted to extend the detention measure against nine defendants and house arrest against one defendant.

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