According to A1, the Ministry of Interior is investigating the criminal in the Macedonian “Telecom”. The sector for economic criminal requested an insight in the documentation of the fixed operator in order to check the allegations that 6.7 billion euros have been laundered in “Maktel”.

The data about the financial scandal that were published this week by “Magyar Telekom” (Hungarian subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom) are also to be reviewed by the competent institutions in the country. According to this information, they will be summoned in the MOI for an inquiry along with some of the former directors in “Telecom” as well as the ones that have been alarming that the company is working illegally for years.

According to the procedure, if the Ministry discovers irregularities during the detailed insight, it should submit the evidence to the public prosecution which should instigate a criminal procedure. During the internal investigation, the auditors from the American law firm “White and Case” discovered six contracts which the directors in “Maktel” have illegally signed with a company from Cyprus in the period between 2004 and 2006.

Atila Sendrei was the executive director of “Telekom” at that time. The representatives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs announce that they will conduct a thorough investigation of the case.

According to sources of A1 TV, other areas of work of the management headed by Sendrei will also be investigated, as well as the work of the directors for the period between 2002 and 2006.

Source:  A1:  Investigation on the crimes in “Telecom” 23.05.2008