MISA State Secretary Jahi Jahija arrested early today


Ministry of Information Society and Administration Jahi Jahija and a 52-year-old former head of department in the same ministry are suspected of receiving bribes during the selection process for implementation of an IPA-funded project, said the Public Prosecutor’s Office for organized crime and corruption on Monday. In period between June 2014 and August 2015, they …

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Prosecutor Joveski: No legal obstacles for Interpol to release an arrest warrant for Gruevski


There are no legal or any other obstacles for release of the Interpol arrest warrant for former PM Nikola Gruevski, said State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. “This situation will soon be solved. Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska is in charge of this procedure, but I believe there are no legal or other obstacles for the release of …

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SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE working groups start talks on SPO future status


Working groups that were formed up after PM Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski reached an agreement at their meeting last week, will convene today to find a joint solution to the draft-law on the Public Prosecution’s Office and the future status of the Special Public Prosecution. The ruling coalition and the opposition share …

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Bus driver and owner of Durmo Tours detained for the accident at Laskarci


Defective brakes and driving above the permissible speed limit are the main causes of the tragic bus accident that happened at the village of Laskarci, and Public Prosecutor’s Office Skopje launched a probe against seven people who were detained. Public Prosecutor Sasho Rajcev at today’s press conference said that the Public Prosecutor’s Office Skopje will …

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Deskoska: No two-thirds majority in Parliament yet on public prosecution law


Adoption of a public prosecution law will be one of the key moments playing a decisive role regarding the decision of the opening of EU negotiations, having in mind the recommendations of the international community, most notably the EU, Renata Deskoska said on Thursday. “I believe that all political parties that champion the opening of …

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Gaber-Damjanovska: Other prosecutor’s offices should have the same resources as the SPO


The regular Public Prosecutor’s Office doesn’t have the same resources as the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, the country should invest more in the rest of the prosecutorial structures, says Natasa Gaber-Damjanovska, director of the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors in Sunday’s interview with Radio Free Europe. “I do not know how motivating it is …

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Joveski: Gruevski did not leave Macedonia by crossing any of the border crossings


Macedonia’s former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski didn’t leave the territory of the Republic of Macedonia by crossing any of the border crossings. Witnesses have been questioned, but I will refrain from giving any other details so as not to harm the preliminary investigation, said State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski. “Public prosecutors are taking actions to …

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ISIS fighters arrested in Skopje


The Skopje Prosecution has charged seven Macedonian nationals with participating in foreign armed forces, police, paramilitary or para-police formations. “The defendants as foreign terrorist fighters actively took part in war conflicts in Syria and Iraq. With an intention to become part of paramilitary formations, they had left Macedonia and traveled to Syria, where they were …

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Basic Court Skopje: 64 amnesty requests forwarded to Prosecutor’s office


Basic Court Skopje 1 said that the amnesty requests by defendants for the 27 April 2017 incidents in Parliament have been forwarded to the Prosecutor’s office. “After getting the opinion from the public prosecutor, the court will take a decision that is to be communicated with the public,” the court said in a press release. The …

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