Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva came in and out of the office of Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska, the head prosecutor for organized crime and corruption, after being questioned for more than four hours as a witness. Dozens of news crews waited for her to answer the numerous questions raised after the “Racket“ affair and footage published …
After Tuesday’s five-hour questioning over the Racket case at the Prosecution for Organized Crime, Katica Janeva told the press she didn’t feel any guilt and didn’t know whether any politicians were involved in the scandal. Asked if it was her voice promising “everything will be fine” to Jordan Kamchev in the recently released recording, Janeva …
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Ilo Trajkovski I have been writing columns for Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent daily newspaper every two weeks for more than a year. On the occasion of this anniversary, these days I decided to review what was written. The topics of my columns are diverse – education, budget, politics, healthcare, judiciary, daily life, patriotism, migration, freedom of expression …
Katica Janeva was considered incorruptible, and right in front of the SPO building, in T-shirts with the three prosecutors – Janeva, Fetai and Ristovska, the “Colorful Revolutionaries” began their protests, trying to overthrow the nationalist-authoritarian regime of Nikola Gruevski, writes the German newspaper SPIEGEL. But with the Racket affair, this myth of the heroic SPO …
German SPIEGEL: The myth of the SPO has collapsed Read More »
The visit of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Belgrade was postponed, Turkish embassy in Belgrade confirmed to Tanjug news agency. The visit was planned for August 29. Erdogan will not be visiting Serbia in August and September due to a “schedule adjustment”, the embassy explained. It was earlier announced that Erdogan and his …
Arriving to testify at the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime accompanied by a lawyer, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva said she hoped her testimony would speed up the “Racket” investigation. “I’m still a special prosecutor,” Janeva told reporters. “My coworkers are fully authorized to represent the state in court proceedings. I hope we see several resolutions …
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Chief Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Tuesday will be questioned by Vilma Ruskovska, the prosecutor tasked with investigating the case. Janeva’s testimony is expected to clarify several issues puzzling the public after the Racket case was opened in July. As the scandal broke out, two suspected extortionists Bojan Jovanovski and Zoran Mileski were put …
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Slobodanka Jovanovska Kosovo’s outgoing government has yet again declared a trade war against Macedonia. This measure is so frequently used and abused by Pristina that running trade and economy in that country is starting to look more and more like a soap opera. Last year, Kosovo also promoted sanctions by banning the import of agricultural …
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva has denied the request submitted by the defense lawyer in the Titanic 3 case to remove the SPO’s prosecutors Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski from the case. Defense attorney Elenko Milanov first submitted the request to judge Marija Kletnichka, who then forwarded it the SPO as the relevant authority on …
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Head Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva is to rule by 14h on Monday on whether SPO’s prosecutors Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski would be dismissed from SPO’s ‘Titanic 3’ case. Following a motion tabled by lawyer of the defense in the case, Elenko Milanov, the trial judge said a recording of the motion would be …
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Nikola Popovski This year, which was announced to primarily be the year of economy, unfortunately, will probably be only remembered as the year of racketeering. Even if some average economic results are achieved, they will remain overshadowed by the apparent debacle of the country’s institutions. After nearly two thirds of this year have passed, economic …
Goran Adamovski The resourceful Greeks made T-shirts mocking the removal of the sixteen-rayed Kutlesh sun off of the manholes on the streets of Skopje. While the Greeks were trying to score on such a banal thing, a person from Bitola fired back and spray-painted the sun back on the manholes. During all that time, unknown …
Fetai refrains from commenting on Racket case Ahead of Monday’s Titanic 3 case trial, the SPO Prosecutor Fatime Fetai refrained from commenting on the latest developments in the Racket case led by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for fighting organized crime. “I wouldn’t want to comment on it. The Racket proceedings are led by a different …
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In 2019, the Bulgarian government has allocated more than a million leva (about 500 000 euro) for 11 development aid projects across the Republic of North Macedonia, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said. Zaharieva was speaking in Strumica at the opening of a multifunctional social centre in the municipality, financed with 270 000 leva from the …
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North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, congratulating August 18 Army Day to all members of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, said our troops are committed to equal partnership with our allies and show ability to jointly maintain regional and international peace and stability. “I would like to congratulate members of the Army …
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Zdravko Saveski They have abused power for personal benefit. They thought they would hide it from the public, but they failed. They thought they would go away with empty promises and throw crumbs at citizens. They thought they would continue their old ways. But everything was in vain. This story of the fall of the …
Erol Rizaov “If there’s something to save, Don’t leave, don’t be silly, You go to the door, the key is in your hand, Indecisive walk, I cross my fingers for you and root for you, You put your bag on the floor, Oh darling, don’t be a fag” Riblja Chorba, 1982 I was free to …
Each of us is equal before the law and we support and expect institutions to do their job. None of us expects political protection, none of us would get it, Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska told a press conference. “This country has changed and when there’s crime, the institutions take action. The moment certain information came …
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Ljupco Popovski Macedonia obviously has a problem. Quite a big problem. Aside of its poverty, isolation, lack of perspective, ignorance – the dominant emotional state has become general nihilism. Absolute belittling, underestimating and condemning all that doesn’t come from oneself. This nihilism, from general reaction, turns into a great uproar and eventually ends in hysteria. …
Everyone involved in the case, anyone who has broken the law in any way, will be held accountable and probed in a transparent judicial inquiry, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in a short interview with MIA. There must be accountability both for the brains behind the whole thing and for those who are doing all …
