One of the April 27 defendants dies in the car accident in Dracevo


Yesterday, citizens of Skopje paid their last respects to their fellow citizens who died in a terrible car accident that happened Tuesday before midnight, near Drachevo. Closest family members mourned the deceased, five families covered in black, children were left without their parents. The question of what happened during those fatal moments, when the car …

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42 amnesty requests so far filed to the court, one defendant gives up his right to amnesty


Forty-two defendants in several cases related to the April 27 incidents have filed amnesty requests so far to the Criminal Court in Skopje. One defendant said he wouldn’t ask for amnesty. The five-day deadline for their submission expires on Tuesday. The applicants can file the requests in person and by post. The court and the …

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Parliament rejects law on amnesty over the April 27 incidents


– The draft-law on amnesty of the suspected, indicted and convicted persons over the April 27 intrusion in Parliament, filed by VMRO-DPMNE, has not received the required majority to be discussed at the 66. Parliament session. Nevenka Stamenkovska from VMRO-DPMNE said in the law’s elaboration that it encompasses all persons that have already received first-instance …

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Defense in Parliament storming trial: This case is politically motivated


The trial in the Parliament storming case continues Friday for a third day in a Skopje court with opening statements of defense lawyers representing defendants accused for participating in the violent incidents on 27 April 2017. 33 people, including lawmakers, former office holders, public figures, policemen, are tried in one of the most complex cases …

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Six MPs in court over April 27 incidents


Six MPs suspected of taking part in the April 27 incidents in the Parliament are expected to face a pre-trial judge in the Skopje-based Criminal Court on Tuesday. VMRO-DPMNE MPs Johan Tarculovski, Zaklina Pesevska, Saso Vasilevski, Krsto Mukoski, Ljuben Arnaudov and Ljupco Dimovski are set to appear in the court after the Parliament stripped their immunity last week. …

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