A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others
Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor’s office
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia's health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor's office, authorities said.
Minister Vili Beroš, the directors of two hospitals in the capital Zagreb, and two companies are suspected of "accepting and giving bribes, abuse of position and authority and money laundering," the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, or EPPO, in Zagreb said in a statement.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković promptly sacked Beroš from the government, HRT state television said. Croatian media reported that police raided Beroš' home in Zagreb early on Friday.
“I am appalled by the idea that anyone in the health system would use their position for personal gains or for favors to anyone else,” Plenković said at a press conference. “The health system is a particularly sensitive department.
