Zbogar: The “Racket” case shows the PPO is fighting against crime


EU Ambassador to Skopje Samuel Zbogar believes the ‘Racket’ case shows the Public Prosecutor’s Office is fighting against crime. I try to see the ‘Racket’ case in a positive light, Zbogar said Monday while visiting the Municipality of Novaci, adding it was evident that country has been establishing a practice to fight against high-level crime. …

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Spasovski: Without a court order, the MoI cannot know Katica Janeva’s location


The Ministry of Interior cannot know where the country’s citizens are at all times unless there is an order by a prosecutor or court, said Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski on Sunday. Minister Spasovski was asked by the media whether the MoI knows the location of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “If the MoI is supposed …

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Vanhoutte: Stop all speculations and allow the regular prosecution to do its work


Belgian expert and former EU mediator during the Przhino negotiations, Peter Vanhoutte,  commented on recent developments regarding the case “Racket” opened by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Whatever might have happened in the Office of the Special Prosecutor, it is important to stop all speculations and allow the regular prosecution to do its work, he said …

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Zaev: I did not talk to Katica Janeva before her phone was confiscated


North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday he had not talked over the phone with Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva prior to the confiscation of her cell phone. Regarding the “Racket” extortion case, there have been media reports that Janeva spoke to a former senior diplomat  and Government official before the seizure of her phone. …

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European Commisssion: Accountability for illegal wiretaps and solution for SPO’s status


Following the resignation of Katica Janeva, the European Commission says efforts need to continue to establish legal accountability for the crimes arising and surrounding the illegal wiretaps. “The EU takes note of Ms Katica Janeva’s announcements of her intention to step down as Special Prosecutor,” reads the EU statement. The EC, it says, reiterates the …

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SPO head Katica Janeva resigns


The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Katica Janeva announced her resignation on Monday, saying it would be activated once political parties reach agreement over the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and elect her successor. “When all political parties in Parliament elected me Special Prosecutor, I promised to myself and the citizens of North …

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Who gets carried away, and who graduated with the lowest passing grades?


Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva hopes that the government and the opposition will come to an agreement during this month and will ultimately settle the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which in this critical period is in a halt and is unable to file charges. While both groups negotiate, Janeva and the VMRO-DPMNE …

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Special Prosecutor Janeva: Milososki cannot negotiate on SPO law


There are positive signals that the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office will be adopted very soon and we will see how the Special Prosecutor’s Office fits into it, said Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “The international community is giving clear guidelines, also the ruling authorities, but not the opposition, which is personally concerned,” prosecutor Janeva …

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Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office


The government of Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Swedish Ambassador Mats Staffansson told Katica Janeva and her coworkers at the SPO during a meeting Thursday. Swedish Ambassador Staffansson said Sweden and the entire EU were watching closely the steps taken to revise the Law on the Public Prosecution, which would …

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