A 49-year-old Bulgarian man was detained and charged with espionage in North Macedonia.

After 10 hours in custody, he paid his bail and was ordered to leave the country by 3 o'clock, NOVA TV reported.

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Nikolay Dikovski lived for four years in North Macedonia.

He has worked as a consultant in the field of tourism for large companies.

After a short stay in Bulgaria three months ago, he returned to continue his work in Skopje.

"I never had any problems in North Macedonia, everything was normal.

I have many friends", said Nikolay Dikovski.

"I was at home, two policemen came and I was taken to the District Office from 01:30 to 11:00 at night.

They were questioning me.

Why have I skipped the days of residence, what is the purpose of my residence, etc.," said Nikolay Dikovski.

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"This whole story is strange because he has been living in Skopje for years and is under permanent arrest.

At the time when Zoran Zaev was prime minister, he was responsible in the Ministry of Tourism for spa centers in hotels.

They are close friends with Zoran Zaev and I think that this is the basis of the attack against him.

Most likely, the activity of the local services is being demonstrated, since a week ago the tires of the Bulgarian jeep he was driving were flat", explained Dikovski's friend - Daniel Buzov.

"What is happening around the French proposal reflects the relationship between Bulgarians and Macedonians," he added.

Nikolay Dikovski collects 1,000 euros and is released on bail.

He was then given until 3 o'clock to leave North Macedonia.

And Dikovski and his relatives are amazed at the accusation of espionage.

Nikolay Dikovski is already in Bulgaria and does not think of returning to North Macedonia

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