On 27 July 2026, the Financial Crime Unit within the Criminal Investigations Sector of the Department for the Suppression of Organized and Serious Crime filed criminal charges with the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption against A T (27) from Bitola on suspicion of giving a reward for unlawful influence S Č (56) from Gostivar on suspicion of receiving a reward for unlawful influence and S E (63) from Skopje on suspicion of accepting a bribe under the Criminal Code
Police officers from the Department for the Suppression of Organized and Serious Crime carried out searches at the homes of the second and third suspects, seizing €65,280, 29,840 Swiss francs, and 161,500 denars
According to the investigation A T, a student at the Faculty of Dentistry, sought to obtain a Certificate of Passing the Professional Examination for Higher Education Dental Health Workers In December 2025, following repeated communication with S Č via the Viber platform, she transferred money to his bank account S Č was a professor at the Faculty of Dentistry and a former Vice President of the Dental Chamber
The funds were allegedly paid so that S Č would use his influence over S E, who served as Chair of the Professional Examination Commission for Higher Education Dental Health Workers at the Ministry of Health As a result A T took the professional examination during the 17 December 2025 examination session before the appointed commission and despite allegedly lacking the required knowledge obtained a certificate confirming she had passed the professional examination