Skopje, 16 December 2024 (MIA) - Minister of Interior Panche Toshkovski said Monday a former prime minister and first deputy PM were part of the investigation into the State Lottery case.

"Criminal charges have been pressed against eight individuals, including a former PM, a former deputy PM, a former director of the company and a former secretary general. Two persons are currently not available to law enforcement," Minister Toshkovski told a press conference.

"The public knows who these persons are. I would publicly urge one of them, who said yesterday that he would voluntarily return to Macedonia, to do so, and enable institutions to do their job," said Toshkovski.

The MoI confirmed that EUR 40,000 have been found during the search of the premises of one suspect, with EUR 20,000 retrieved from another search.