Fetai: SPO cases are collecting dust, while fraud suspects are giving legal advice


Special Prosecutor’s Office cases are collecting dust, while fraud suspects are giving legal advice how to handle the investigation into SPO bonuses, prosecutor Fatime Fetai said Wednesday ahead of a hearing in the ‘Monster’ case. “The aim of the takeover was to prevent delay in the investigations, and instead cases are now collecting dust while …

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Falconi: Palmer’s statement of ‘EU’s historic mistake’ is wrong


French Ambassador to Serbia Jean-Louis Falconi said his country had “no reserves” regarding the EU accession of Western Balkan countries, adding that certain criteria must be fulfilled. “On the issue of opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania, I must say these countries have made exceptional efforts, especially with the signing of the Prespa …

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Public money spent without control


Announcements that a new chief state auditor will be elected by the end of the week will not materialize, the parties remain unable to compromise on a name, and the State Audit Office (SAO) has been completely shut down during that time. Auditors cannot control state institutions, but they can neither perform basic tasks nor …

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Remenski was behind Boki 13’s scams


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 …

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Stefanova authorized to prosecute the “Empire” case


State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski has authorized Lile Stefanova to continue as prosecutor in the case dubbed “Empire”, said the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Prosecutor Stefanova was a prosecutor in the Special Prosecutor’s Office – SPO, which cases have been taken over by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The “Empire” investigation involves 13 people, who are suspected …

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Supreme Court reviewing Jankuloska’s verdict for more than two months


The Supreme Court has been reviewing the final ruling against former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska, who has been sentenced to four years in prison for the “Tank” case, or the purchase of luxury Mercedes for Gruevski, for more than two months. The highest court has only briefly informed that there is no decision on the …

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Conditions in the Shutka Prison – Boki and Katica have a doctor and a hairdresser at their disposal


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 …

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Katica Janeva will give her testimony after she personally inspects the evidence


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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Court rejects the defense’s request to stop the procedure in the “Titanic” case


The trial in the “Titanic” case resumed today with the reading of the evidence collected by the Special Prosecutor’s Office and now taken over by the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption. Before the hearing, defense lawyer Elenko Milanov said the authorization of prosecutor Lile Stefanova goes against the law on the Public Prosecutor’s …

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“Racket” indictment coming soon


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 …

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Lile Stefanova stays prosecutor of “Titanic”, “Trajectory” and “Magyar Telekom”


Former SPO Prosecutor Lile Stefanova will continue to prosecute cases “Titanic”, “Trajectory” and “Magyar Telekom”, which were in her jurisdiction while working in the Special Prosecutor’s Office. State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski gave the authorization to Stefanova, as he did for five other SPO prosecutors. Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski will continue to prosecute the …

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“Racket” case – Boki 13 brought for questioning in the Prosecutor’s Office


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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Katica Janeva to give testimony before Prosecutor Ruskovska on Tuesday


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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Deskoska: The security of wiretapped materials in SPO building has not been not compromised


Minister of Justice Renata Deskoska said the security of the wiretapped materials in the Special Prosecutor’s Office has not been compromised, as the Public Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the jurisdiction and those materials now are under the formal care of this Prosecutor’s Office. “In line with the existing Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, and …

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Azmanov: Boki 13 threatened me


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 …

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PPO takes over 171 SPO cases, those in court procedure to be given priority


The Public Prosecutor’s Office has taken over 171 cases from the Special Prosecutor’s Office -SPO, the PPO told the media. “The PPO has taken over three cases for which there are final judgments, two cases with a first-instance judgment, 20 cases in trial stage, 19 cases in investigation stage, six cases in pre-investigative stage, 80 …

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Lenche Ristoska authorized to prosecute the “Thaler 2” case


Former SPO Prosecutor Lenche Ristovska has been authorized by State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski to take charge of the “Thaler 2” case in the Skopje Criminal Court. The case trial is scheduled for Thursday. In the “Thaler 2” case, former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and former government secretary-general Kiril Bozhinovski are charged with abuse of …

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Another 30 days of detention for Katica Janeva


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.