A Croatian corruption investigation snares the health minister and several others

Associated Press

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. Minister Vili Beroš, the directors of two hospitals in Zagreb, Croatia’s capital, and two companies are suspected of “accepting and giving bribes, abuse of position and authority and money laundering.” The European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zagreb said in a statement the suspects detained rigged the procurement process in favor of the companies for financial gains. Beroš was promptly sacked from the government as  Croatian media reported that police raided his home in Zagreb early on Friday.