The Appellate Court in Skopje accepted the appeal by former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and replaced detention order with house arrest. “The first-instance decision has been altered and house arrest has been ordered, accompanied by precautionary measures,” informs the court. Katica Janeva is a defendant in money extortion case, commonly referred to as the Racket …
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The trial against former TV owner and entertainer Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, and businessman Zoran Milevski – Kicheec will start on December 3. Judge Vaska Nikolovska – Masevska will preside over the trial after being picked by the system for the allocation of court cases (ACMIS), announced the Criminal …
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Today’s hearing, in which the private clinic Sistina is demanding 634,251 denars from the defendant in the Racket case, Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13, has been adjourned after the defendant’s lawyer’s power of attorney has been canceled. The debt of more than 10,000 euros is based on unpaid surgery at the Sistina clinic, which is owned by …
According to Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski, the allegations made by Italian newspaper La Verita regarding a EUR 750,000 transfer by the International Alliance involving Vilma Ruskovska are “pure speculation,” “It’s pure speculation,” Joveski said, “and neither is there any truth to rumors on who called whom and what was talked about.” La Verita, in an …
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Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska said on Wednesday that the investigation into the “Racket” case was extended to four new suspects. One of the suspects, vise president of NGO International Alliance Jasna Mandic, was arrested and questioned before judge in Skopje Criminal Court. Court ordered a house arrest for Jasna Mandic. She is suspected of fraud and …
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The Deputy Parliament Speaker and Member of Parliament Frosina Remenski was behind the scams committed by the President of the International Union, Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13 with the NGO that was presented as a humanitarian organization. Remenski along with Jovanovski attended the meetings organized by Boki 13 with the companies from whom he was extorting money …
Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13, main suspect in the “Racket” case, is to give statement on Tuesday at noon in the Prosecutor’s Office. In the past two weeks, he has been examining the prosecution’s evidence – recordings, cell phone forensics and witness statements. Bojan Jovanovski is suspected of ‘accepting a reward for unlawful influence’ and money laundering …
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Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13, the main suspect in the “Racket” case, will be escorted by the police to the Public Prosecutor’s Office tomorrow at noon for questioning. The examination of evidence by the suspect’s defense team is over and Jovanovski is due to testify at the Prosecutor’s Office for the first time on Tuesday. There is …
Former SPO head Katica Janeva stays in detention at the Shutka prison, despite the closing of the investigation into the “Racket” case in which she is the third suspect, says the Appellate Court. The Court has rejected the appeal submitted by Janeva’s lawyers on the basis of flight risk. The Appellate Court has ruled on …
The “Racket” case is a crucial test for the legal system and should be solved thoroughly, not for the sake of Europe but for our own sake. Influence, regardless of the side it is coming from, should not be tolerated, said President Stevo Pendarovski at the third plenary session of the National Convention on the …
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France is still undecided on the start of North Macedonia’s EU accession negotiations and finds the rule of law very important. The general approach to the Union’s enlargement with the Western Balkans will be the deciding factor, said French Ambassador Christian Thimonier. The ambassador said the “Racket” case should be viewed realistically, putting an end …
Dismissed head SPO Prosecutor Katica Janeva spent an hour yesterday at the Public Prosecutor’s Office, where she was called to testify about her involvement in the “Racket” case. Unlike last time she testified as a witness, and was arrested the very next day, this time she did not have the smile on her face and …
Former SPO head Katica Janeva did not give her testimony related to the “Racket” case on Tuesday, telling prosecutors she would do that once personally inspecting the evidence, her lawyer Irena Frchkoska told reporters upon the leaving the prosecutor’s office for organized crime and corruption. The evidence inspection will be carried out on Thursday, while …
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Former SPO head Katica Janeva was brought to the Prosecutor’s Office today where she is due to make a statement about the “Racket” affair. The police brought Janeva with a police van, handcuffed. Janeva has been in detention for more than 30 days and is suspected of abuse of office. Thee two other suspects Bojan …
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Yesterday around noon, the main suspect in the “Racket” case Bojan Jovanovski, who is known in the public as Boki 13, was escorted by the police to the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption, where he was brought in for questioning. But the prosecutor in charge of the case, Vilma Ruskovska, surprised both him …
Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13, the main suspect in the “Racket” case, was brought to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption for questioning at noon in a police vehicle and escorted from the Prison Prison to Skopje where he is being held. This is Jovanovski’s second statement on the “Racket” case. Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13 …
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Ex Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva will give a testimony on September 24 (Tuesday) before the Head of Public Prosecutor’s Office for organised crime and corruption Vilma Ruskoska, her lawyer Irena Danailova-Frckoska said in a interview with TV Alsat’s 360 Degrees. “Janeva was summoned again. She will give a testimony on Tuesday”, Frckoska said, answering …
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Businessman Zoran Azmanov gave a testimony at the Public Prosecution in which he said the prime suspect in the Racket case Bojan Jovanovski was threatening him with the publication of documents from the SPO and the Financial Police. Bojan Jovanovski had threatened Azmanov, he said, over the phone as the Macedonian Insider TV-show was being …
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.
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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