Skopje, 3 July 2023 (MIA) - The State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption will examine whether there is a conflict of interest in the actions of the institutions in the case of issuing a permit for the construction of a hydropower plant to Drin Ahmeti, the grandson of Ali Ahmeti, the president of the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Biljana Ivanovska said on Monday.

In a guest appearance on Sitel TV, she was asked about current cases related to the family of the DUI leader, i.e. Ali Ahmeti's grandsons and son, and specifically the opposition's demands to check the property status of his grandson Drin Ahmeti, who acquired 39% of the shares of Soravia business center, Ivanovska said that he is not an official and they do not have the authority to examine his property status.

“We do not have the authority to investigate Drin Ahmeti's property status because he is not a public official. However, we can act from the aspect of how the institutions acted - when did they give him the work permits? So, from that aspect - yes, the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption can act,” Ivanovska said.

She answered affirmatively that the checks will be made by the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption on how the permits were issued. At the same time, she said in order to open a case, we need to put all the circumstances in one place and the decision should be taken by the anti-corruption board.

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