Interpol refuses to issue international arrest warrant for Gruevski 


Head of Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption Vilma Ruskoska says  that the Interpol refuses to issue an international arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was granted asylum in Hungary.

Concerning case related to organizers of the violent storming of Parliament on 27 April 2017, she requested from the police to issue a domestic and international warrant.

North Macedonia Interpol says that Interpol refuses to issue an arrest warrant without giving any explanations, Prosecutor Ruskoska says ahead of the conference on progress in fight against organised crime and corruption.

Interpol does not want to issue an international arrest warrant for the former UBK official Nikola Boshkoski, who fled to Greece.

“The requests for five other defendants in the previous case, Interpol issued the arrest warrants. But they declined to issue arrests warrants for Gruevski and Boshoski although it refers to the same crime,” said Ruskoska.

She does not know why Interpol does not issue the arrest warrants, although the request was submitted more than two months ago.

For the remaining defendants for organizers of the violent storming of the Parliament on April 27, 2017, Ruskoska said that together with their lawyers are reviewing the evidence, after which she intends to complete the investigation.