Another 30 days of detention for Katica Janeva


The Skopje-based Criminal Court extended Wednesday the detention of former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva by another 30 days. The current 30-day detention order expires on Friday. Katica Janeva has been charged with abuse of office to pursue a private gain in the extortion case, commonly referred to as the “Racket” case.

The “Iron Woman” who was to restore justice but ended up in jail


Katica Janeva, the prosecutor from the provincial town of Gevgelija landed in Skopje four years ago and was considered the “iron woman” who would restore hope for justice. In September 2015 she was selected to be chief prosecutor of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, an institution set up to investigate illegal wiretaps that were then …

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Additional 30 days of detention for Boki 13 and Zoki Kicheec


The Skopje-based court has extended  the detention for Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and Zoran Mileski Zoki Kicheec, who are suspects in the Racket case, for additional 30 days. “Skopje-based Criminal Court acting upon the proposal of the Public Prosecution for Organised Crime and Corruption on extending the detention measure for B.J. and Z.M. suspected …

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Spiro Ristovski remains in detention


Former Minister of Education Spiro Ristovski remains in detention after the Appellate Court rejected his appeal and confirmed the Criminal Court’s decision for extension of the detention, said the court. Ristovski is one of the suspects for the organization of the Parliament storming of 27 April 2017. Ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, former Administration for Security and …

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Criminal Court extends detention by another 30 days for former UBK head Atanasovski


The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) head Vladimir Atanasovski by another 30 days. Vladimir Atanasovski is suspected of ‘association for enemy activity’ related to the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament. Ex-director of UBK Atanasovski was detained last December after the testimony of two defendants …

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Court orders two 30-day-jail detentions and one house arrest for former ministers


Skopje Criminal Court has ordered former ariculture minister Mihail Cvetkov and deputy agriculture minister Kristijan Delev detained for 30 days. Former agriculture minister Aco Spasenovski was placed under house arrest on medical grounds. Former agriculture minister and current MP Ljupcho Dimovski has claimed parliamentary immunity, so his case will be considered at a later date, …

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Another 30-day detention for former UBK chief Vladimir Atanasovski


The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence head Vladimir Atanasovski by another thirty days. Vladimir Atanasovski is suspected of crime ‘association for enemy activity’ over the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament. The former UBK chief Atanasovski was arrested in December after two witnesses in the case singled …

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Ex-UBK chief Mijalkov stays in Sutka


The Criminal Council rejected the appeal of former director of the Security and Counterintelligence Directorate, Saso Mijalkov, therefore he is staying in the investigative prison in Sutka. The judges confirmed that Mijalkov was a flight risk and a threat to influencing witnesses, and confirmed the judge’s decision on a pre-trial procedure that ordered detention for …

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Yet another detention for fugitive Gruevski – to be activated upon his return


Judge in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed Titanic ordered Wednesday a 30-day detention for former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, who has fled to Hungary. The detention order will be activated upon Gruevski’s return to the country. Titanic refers to crimes related to election irregularities. Twenty-one individuals are indicted in the case, including former prime minister …

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30-day detention for former UBK director Vladimir Atanasovski


 The Skopje Criminal Court ordered a 30-day detention to former director of the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Vladimir Atanasovski in relation to his involvement in the events of 27 April 2017 in Parliament. He was arrested late Tuesday on charges of “association for purposes of hostile activity” under the Criminal Code and was …

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Mijalkov gets another 30-day detention in SPO’s ‘Empire’ case


Upon request of the SPO, the Skopje Criminal Court has ordered a 30-day detention in ‘Empire’ case and revoked detention order in ‘Target-Fortress’ case for Macedonia’s former UBK director Saso Mijalkov, announced the Criminal Court. Criminal Court ordered a 30-day detention on grounds of flight risk and influencing witnesses. The Special Prosecutor’s Office launched new investigation under …

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Defense to appeal detention order for former UBK director Mijalkov


The defense of the ex-secret police head, Saso Mijalkov, who was detained late on Tuesday, said it would file an appeal by the end of the day. To order detention is unheard of without the defendant being summoned and questioned, Mijalkov’s lawyers claim. “The Law on Criminal Procedure stipulates that every individual should be summoned …

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Former UBK director Mijalkov in detention for the Target case


 On the request of the Special Prosecution Office (SPO) the Skopje Criminal Court has ordered a 30-day detention for the former Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), Saso Mijalkov. The detention measure is ordered under the ‘Target-Fortress’ case, SPO said. Former UBK officials Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskoski, former minister of interior …

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Ex-Interior minister Cavkov released from pre-trail detention on bail


Skopje Criminal Court released ex-interior minister Cavkov from pre-trial detention on bail in a form of property deposit. Cavkov is charged with terrorist endangerment of the constitutional order and security in connection to the events of 27 April 2017 in Macedonia’s Parliament. During the Parliament incident in April, Cavkov was at the helm of the …

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