{"id":33932,"date":"2022-04-05T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=33932"},"modified":"2022-04-05T16:23:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T14:23:00","slug":"former-minister-sentenced-to-over-3-years-in-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/former-minister-sentenced-to-over-3-years-in-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Former minister sentenced to over 3 years in jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Macedonia\u2019s former transportation minister Mile Janakievski was sentenced on Tuesday to 3 years and 6 months behind bars over the so-called \u2018Toplik\u2019 case.<\/p>\n<p>Five other employees from the ministry, who were also working at a Public Tender Commission, were convicted on abuse of office charges, a penalty that carries a sentence from 2-3 years in jail.<\/p>\n<p>Janakievski was involved in a tender that saw public land being sold for the purpose to build a private resort, with costs and damages to the state budget estimated at over \u20ac1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The former minister signed an order allowing the public tender, despite warnings from the ministry workers that the company did not fulfill the criteria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2022\/03\/28\/north-macedonia-expels-5-russian-diplomats\/\">North Macedonia expels 5 Russian diplomats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/north-macedonia\/2022\/03\/17\/north-macedonia-axes-tax-on-essential-food-products\/\">North Macedonia axes tax on essential food products<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Macedonia\u2019s former transportation minister Mile Janakievski was sentenced on Tuesday to 3 years and 6 months behind bars over the so-called \u2018Toplik\u2019 case. 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