Gruevski sentenced to 2 years in prison in ‘Tank’ case

Former assistant minister of interior Gjoko Popovski was sentenced Wednesday to six-and-a-half years in prison, while second defendant, former prime minister Nikola Gruevski received a two-year prison sentence in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Tank”. Popovski is sentenced for abuse of office, while Gruevski for acquiring personal gain and stimulating the commitment of a crime. …

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“Titanic” adjourned until April 12

Hearing in Special Prosecutor’s Case (SPO) case code-named “Titanic” has been adjourned until April 12. The defense urged for the postponement in order to make an insight into the evidence and prepare for the main hearing. On the other hand, the SPO prosecutor said the defense’s objective is to delay the proceedings. “Titanic”, the first …

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SPO takes over ‘Monster’ case

The Special Public Prosecution (SPO) has established subject matter jurisdiction over the ‘Monster’ case involving the killing of five men near Skopje in April, 2012. “We hope we will be ready to present it before the court at a hearing in April,” chief special public prosecutor Katica Janeva told a news conference on Wednesday. On …

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SPO: Gruevski and Ahmeti stopped the census for personal reasons

The Special Public Prosecutor’s Office today announced three new investigations against 25 individuals and four legal entities for crimes involving abuse of office, fraud and money laundering. This was announced at today’s press conference by special prosecutor Fatime Fetai. The first investigation is conducted under the name “Census” against the presidents of VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski …

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PM Zaev: SPO future to be solved through judiciary reforms

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) would be permanently resolved through the judiciary reforms. “The long-standing future of the SPO will be solved through the judiciary reforms, including the law on courts, the law on the judicial council and other laws,” PM Zaev told reporters regarding remarks …

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PM Zaev: SPO future to be solved through judiciary reforms

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Friday the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) would be permanently resolved through the judiciary reforms. “The long-standing future of the SPO will be solved through the judiciary reforms, including the law on courts, the law on the judicial council and other laws,” PM Zaev told reporters regarding remarks …

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Saso Mijalkov on trial for the “Torture” case

The Skopje Appellate Court accepted SPO’s appeal to the Criminal Court’s decision, with which the former head of the DSC (Directorate for Security and Counterintelligence) was exempted from the “Torture” case. In this procedure, initially from the SPO, Mijalkov was the first-charged, but the Criminal Court decided that only the six of the “Alpha” unit …

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The SPO investigating outflow of Macedonian money to the Czech Republic, Greece, UK and the Netherlands

Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva told today’s event for cooperation to conduct financial investigations with the Embassy of the Netherlands that they are investigating crimes in several European countries. I hope to find out where the money is flowing and whether they are in Macedonia,” Janeva said and pointed out that they are investigating financial …

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Trial against ex-minister Kanceska-Milevska rescheduled for March 13

A trial at a Skopje court against former culture minister Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska on Wednesday was interrupted and rescheduled for March 13. Kanceska-Milevska is indicted by the Special Public Prosecution (SPO) in its case dubbed ‘Tenders’ involving manipulation of a tender over the construction of the Museum of VMRO in Skopje, which is part of the …

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Judge adjourns Trajectory trial until March 1

A trial of former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, former deputy premier Vladimir Pesevski, ex-transport minister and the ex-director of the state road agency, Ljupco Georgievski, was adjourned until March 1. They are indicted in the case launched by the Special Public Prosecution (SPO). They are suspected of overstepping their jurisdiction by undertaking actions in the procedure …

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“Tariff” trial to resume on March 1

The trial judge in the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Tariff” interrupted Tuesday’s hearing in the Skopje-based Criminal Court after one of the witnesses felt unwell. The hearing is scheduled to resume on March 1. The defense said it would prove their clients’ innocence by putting 160 witnesses on the stand. Case “Tariff” involves …

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