The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office continues to present its cases in court despite the fact that its head Katica Janeva has been put in detention over the Racket case, Fatime Fetai said today. According to the SPO prosecutor, current events can be considered a good sign that those breaking the law will be held accountable. …
Special prosecutor Katica Janeva was taken to the Skopje-based Criminal Court to appear before a pre-trial judge, who should decide on the prosecutor’s request for detention. Police on Wednesday searched Katica Janeva’s home in Kozle twice. Earlier today, police officers detained Janeva acting on an arrest warrant of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. She was transported …
There’s not enough evidence to suggest that Katica Janeva’s son has been involved in any illegal activities, Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska said Wednesday after SPO’s head Katica Janeva was detained on charges of abuse of office. Speaking at a news conference, Ruskovska said there’s no evidence to prove that other SPO prosecutors might be involved. “The …
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Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva came in and out of the office of Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska, the head prosecutor for organized crime and corruption, after being questioned for more than four hours as a witness. Dozens of news crews waited for her to answer the numerous questions raised after the “Racket“ affair and footage published …
After Tuesday’s five-hour questioning over the Racket case at the Prosecution for Organized Crime, Katica Janeva told the press she didn’t feel any guilt and didn’t know whether any politicians were involved in the scandal. Asked if it was her voice promising “everything will be fine” to Jordan Kamchev in the recently released recording, Janeva …
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Arriving to testify at the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime accompanied by a lawyer, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva said she hoped her testimony would speed up the “Racket” investigation. “I’m still a special prosecutor,” Janeva told reporters. “My coworkers are fully authorized to represent the state in court proceedings. I hope we see several resolutions …
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Chief Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Tuesday will be questioned by Vilma Ruskovska, the prosecutor tasked with investigating the case. Janeva’s testimony is expected to clarify several issues puzzling the public after the Racket case was opened in July. As the scandal broke out, two suspected extortionists Bojan Jovanovski and Zoran Mileski were put …
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Each of us is equal before the law and we support and expect institutions to do their job. None of us expects political protection, none of us would get it, Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska told a press conference. “This country has changed and when there’s crime, the institutions take action. The moment certain information came …
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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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I told the prosecutor all I know, Stefanova says following her five-hour hearing at the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption, the SPO’s Lile Stefanova said she had shared all details she was privy to regarding the Empire and Racket cases. “Today I came here as a witness,” Stefanova told reporters after the hearing. …
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North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski did not discredit the Public Prosecutor’s Office on any grounds; neither did he intend to attack any institutions nor meddle in any legal proceedings, the President’s Cabinet wrote in a press release. “We’d like to underline that President Pendarovski in his address voiced his full support for the relevant institutions, …
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North Macedonia’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has released a written response to President Stevo Pendarovski’s address on Monday. “It’s not the right time to attack institutions,” the Prosecution wrote, adding that it wouldn’t allow for politicians to meddle into legal proceedings or discredit its prosecutors. “The President’s statement that he fully supports the Prosecution and that he’ll …
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He gave up on Katica Janeva, stood behind the SPO, calling for legal but also political responsibility for the “Racket” case, and told prosecutors that it was not the right time for going on vacation and that they should conduct a swift and thorough investigation. These were in short the key messages of the President …
Special Public Prosecutor Lile Stefanova, the lead prosecutor in the “Empire” case, has been summoned for questioning on Tuesday in connection with Public Prosecutor’s “Racket” case, said Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. Prosecutor Joveski won’t say if or when SPO’s Katica Janeva would be called in. “As the process is confidential, and so as not to …
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The video released by Italian La Verità newspaper didn’t come from sources from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, said Head Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. He also said the video would not compromise the investigation. Asked if Katica Janeva would be called in for questioning, Joveski said all persons connected to the investigation are being and will be called …
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption investigating the “Racket” case, doesn’t specify if they are aware of the video posted on Thursday by Italian newspaper La Verità or if the video is used as evidence. “All evidence possessed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption relating to the case …
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The leader of VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski says the staff of the current Special Prosecutor’s Office is questionable and its prosecutors should not be transferred to the new Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and High-Level Corruption but return to the institutions where they came from. “A portion of the prosecutors, including the chief prosecutor, are contaminated …
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Frosina Fakova-Serafinovic No one who committed a crime will be spared, said the Chief State Public Prosecutor, Ljubomir Joveski in an interview with Nezavisen Vesnik/Independent Daily. He reveals some details of the investigation into the latest “Racket’ case, the accounts of the businessman witness and the extension of the investigation. Except for the investigation, Joveski …
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We should not associate personal responsibility with the responsibility of an entire institution. The “Racket” case only sped up the integration of the Special Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption, says Justice Minister Renata Deskoska. Deskoska told Telma TV that the idea was put forward by the Ministry in …
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office rejected the criminal charges by the World Macedonian Congress against Prime Minister Zoran Zaev and Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov. The request came from the World Macedonian Congress which asked the PPO to declare the signing of the Prespa Agreement as a clear case of treason. The Public Prosecutor’s Office informed that …
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