Macedonian deputy prime minister feels guilty for tender won by his firm

Deputy Prime Minister Koco Agousev denies conflict of interest since he owns, but not even leader I” FERO Invest”, the company which was presented in the millions' tender of ELEM, for supply of rubber tape for” RE K BITOL”

Regarding whether this and its other companies will be submitted to state tenders, Aljusev says this remains to be the decision of company managers, in line with strategy for action and development. He feels no moral responsibility, for as it says, everything is by law.

I am obliged to withdraw from companies in accordance with the law on preventing corruption. Nowhere in that law has it been stressed that I should cease to own companies. That means no one should be deputy head of government since everyone owns something. I don't run companies, and as deputy chairman of the government I don't want any benefits from my leadership in government” -- Deputy Prime Minister Koco Ahunjev said.

In the question of Alsat -M journalist how and by which arguments will convince the opinion that from the position you exercise, it will not affect the receiving of state tenders.

There's a law on public supply, where there's transparent public auctions, and I invite all of you and the media to follow this”- answers Koco Angjusev.

For VMRO-DPMNE, it is unstable and derogatory by Deputy Prime Minister Ahunjev that he is not the leader, but only the owner of the company” FERO Invest”, considering that the money will again end up in his pocket. For them the tender is criminal and consider it to be annulled, meanwhile, Angushev resigns.

It is evident that the social Democrat League's criminal government is only interested in tenders and emormic enrichment of power clans. Agoushev is only concerned about winning his companies, since we saw him unable to work in the interest of citizens. The prosecution must prove criminal responsibility over how it has been affected, and under what conditions has Deputy Prime Minister Aguushev's company”- said Svetlana Kolariq from VMRO- DPMNE.

From ELEM, they formed the opinion that the tender started at the time of the company's preliminary leadership, established by the VMRO-DPMNE, and that two auctions have already been cancelled. For next week, they warned new auctions for the rubber tape tender for” REK Bitola”, in which all interested ones can participate.