Davidovic: The chain of command on April 27th turned from police into partisan police


On April 27, last year, the chain of command was transferred from the police to the party structures and from the police became partisan police, said Zvonko Davidovic, lawyer of defendant Aleksandar Vasilevski-Ninja for the events of 27 April in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.

-Party structures took over the command of the Ministry of Interior on April 27 to protect their own interests and their own political rights. The MOI was decapitated, and instead of police structures, the MOI command switched to the party top, Davidovic said during the break from today’s hearing.
On the question of whether defendant Ninja can be trusted, or perhaps he gave such a statement in order to have his detention ceased, Davidovic emphasizes that Ninja is among the few defendants who remained in custody, although, as he said, the defense offered a guarantee of 800,000 euros.

-My client is still in custody, unlike all others, with a offered guarantee higher than 800,000 euros. On June 14, 2018, he gave the same statement before the prosecution. There is no bargain here, but it’s the same story, said Davidovic.