The Ministry of Interior announced about today action in the City Shopping Center in Skopje, where large police forces were sent in makeshift “Mine” for cryptocurrencies in a warehouse in the building.
The Ministry of Interior says that it was not determined that electricity was stolen, as well as that Mining cryptocurrencies is not a crime in the country.
“Today at 14.45 in SIA Skopje A.M. “He reported that” cryptocurrency digging machines were set up “in the GTC warehouses, ie that due to alleged internet trading in cryptocurrencies, certain persons stole electricity in order to use the necessary capacity of their computer machines necessary for cryptocurrency trading,” they said. by the police.
“Police officers immediately went to the scene in accordance with the report, talked to officials of GTC and representatives of EVN, and found that for the meters, which are privately owned, no theft of electricity has been determined, after which it is found that there are no elements for a crime committed, punishable under the Criminal Code. In August 2021, after previously receiving operational data for the same criminal act “theft of electricity”, the police at the same location also acted and no theft of electricity was detected, nor were computers located for digging cryptocurrencies. Namely, digging cryptocurrencies is not a crime provided in the Criminal Code of RSM. is added in the announcement from the Ministry of Interior.
