The United States imposes sanctions on Nikola Gruevski, who is in hiding in Hungary

And he will be punished, according to a statement issued by the US Treasury Nikola Gruevsky Former Prime Minister of North Macedonia, writes free europe.

The statement said Gruevski, who previously fled to Hungary to stand trial, has been convicted in a number of corruption cases and remains a suspect in several ongoing cases. The former prime minister of North Macedonia has been accused, among other things, of abuse of office and money laundering, and committed crimes during his tenure between 2006 and 2016.

As they wrote, Gruevski was punished by a presidential decree punishing those who contributed to undermining peace and stability in the Western Balkans.

Sanctions will not be allowed to enter US soil and their assets will be frozen.

The former Macedonian prime minister was sentenced to two years in prison for corruption in connection with the acquisition of a state Mercedes car, but he fled North Macedonia in 2018 to obtain it and eventually obtained asylum in Hungary.