“Semos” was not the only company in whose favor SDSM spokesman Petar Shilegov, has been deciding, while was holding the position of President of Secondary Committee in the SDSM government when he acted on all contentious procurement and appeals, writes Netpress.
Apart from the family company of Crvenkovski “Semos”, according to the writings of Netpress, Shilegov has been adopting decisions that enable businesses to one of the largest sponsors of SDSM, Mite Nikolov the owner of the company “Brilliant.”
- Following the similar pattern of “Semos” whenever the company “Brilliant” appeared in any of the SDSM government tenders it won it, regardless of the complaints of competitors companies that were complaining on tendering procedures for irregularities and other lapses. In addition, according to documents of Netpress, the reasons why the Committee headed by Shilegov rejected complaints of violation of procedure is banal excuse either incomplete or untimely delivery of the appeals. Therefore, Shilegov was adopting decisions by which the company “Brilliant” won the tender for which “Okta” was complaining on supplying heating oil, and by that the company that is SDSM sponsor was awarded at the open call number 01-152/2004 writes Netpress.
In different case under excuse that the complaints are unfounded, Shilegov has decided to reject the appeal of “Makpetrol” and “Vago Petrol” for supplying heating oil for the needs of Court of Appeals in Shtip. The winner at this tender is again “Brilliant.”
- The appeal of “Makpetrol” is also rejected by Shilegov, with scarce explanation that is groundless and in the case when this company denies tender supply of oil for the need of Municipality of Shtip in early 2005. Again, with the decision, adopted by Shilegov, the business is awarded to the company “Brilliant”, whose owner is the SDSM sponsor, writes the portal.
According Netpress and “Pekabesko” Skopje is denied in appeal for procurement of edible sunflower oil for the Ministry of Defense. This time “Pekabesko” is denied only by single word, that the complaint is unfounded, and that the tender is again awarded to the company “Brilliant.”
Another paradox is the denial of appeals of giants “Makpetrol” and “Okta” in the tender awarded to “Brilliant” for purchasing heating oil for the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy in February 2005. This time, again, the Shilegov’s signature was crucial for the decision to award the business to “Brilliant”, writes Netpress.
- The Mite Nikolov, owner of “Brilliant” is not at all random person. He goes for a longtime sponsor of SDSM and friend of Crvenkovski and Zoran Zaev. He, except that owns the factory oil “Brilliant” owns several petrol stations in the country, and his name is well known to the public when he gave the his office premises in the center of Skopje to be used as campaign headquarters of the SDSM mayor in last year’s local elections. What is still doubt why Peter Shilegov whenever it comes to company that is close to the SDSM decided in her favor. What is the cost of businesses that were allowed to Mite “Brilliant” and whether some of that money may have been use for financing the activities of the party or the dealings somehow were returning the favor for being SDSM’s sponsor. Whether and what is the amount for damage done over companies that have been complaining on public procurement and whether these tenders were set up, writes Netpress.
There is still silence on this topic by Petar Shilegov.
These 5 new deals and decisions with Shilegov’s signature, which have provided businesses to the company “Brilliant,” place the opposition spokesman at the position of the guardian and defender of the interests of SDSM’s sponsors. With these documents, on sight is the scandal that raises suspicion about systematic setting ups of public procurement in the government of SDSM, concludes the portal.