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 […]
Digital forensic experts completed the investigation into Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva’s second phone, sources from the Public Prosecutor’s Office reveal. Prosecutor Janeva’s second mobile phone, which was first declared as lost, was found on July 23rd through tracking its International Mobile Equipment Identity number. The two mobile phones were examined by digital forensic experts for […]
Not even the latest statement by US Ambassador to the country, Kate Byrnes, who demanded for the capabilities of the SPO to be preserved and to support a strong and independent prosecutor’s office, didn’t get through to the opposition, which believe that this prosecution, such as it is, is compromised and ruined and cannot survive […]
I have never, in any way, knowingly or unknowingly, misused the duties I’m still performing. I publicly encourage the judicial bodies to fully investigate all the circumstances involving the ‘Racket’ case, Katica Janeva, the outgoing head of the Special Public Prosecution told a news conference Tuesday. She said she knew one of the suspects in […]
The second mobile phone of Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who was allegedly lost, was found and confiscated. The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime and Corruption said that the phone that was being looked for was found yesterday and will be given for forensic examination. The Public Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime and […]
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. […]
North Macedonia’s President Stevo Pendarovski urged the competent authorities on Monday to resolve ‘Racket’ case as soon as possible and leave no room for doubt. “In recent days, we have witnessed a major affair that involves speculation, which obviously affects many layers of our society, both economic and criminal and unfortunately political. Moreover, from this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva is on sick leave as of July 16, confirms the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The sick leave was filed a day after Janeva handed her resignation, which she said would be activated once an agreement on the Law on the Public Prosecutors Office is reached. On Tuesday, Janeva’s cell phone was […]
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was the first to inform me that businessmen had complained of being blackmailed, says Vilma Ruskoska, head of the prosecutor’s office for organized crime and corruption. “The PM informed me and the Chief Public Prosecutor and said he was prepared to come and press criminal charges on record. However, we advised […]
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 […]
