Multiple laws for the same supervision


The supervision of security intelligence services should be packaged in a single law and submitted to Parliament after the presidential elections, the Commission for Communications Supervision should work in accordance with NATO and European standards, to invest in the so-called soundproof room and regulate the use and archiving of classified documents – were some of …

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Criminal Court extends detention by another 30 days for former UBK head Atanasovski


The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) head Vladimir Atanasovski by another 30 days. Vladimir Atanasovski is suspected of ‘association for enemy activity’ related to the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament. Ex-director of UBK Atanasovski was detained last December after the testimony of two defendants …

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Another 30-day detention for former UBK chief Vladimir Atanasovski


The Skopje-based Criminal Court has extended the detention of former Administration for Security and Counterintelligence head Vladimir Atanasovski by another thirty days. Vladimir Atanasovski is suspected of crime ‘association for enemy activity’ over the 27 April 2017 events in Parliament. The former UBK chief Atanasovski was arrested in December after two witnesses in the case singled …

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30-day detention for former UBK director Vladimir Atanasovski


 The Skopje Criminal Court ordered a 30-day detention to former director of the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) Vladimir Atanasovski in relation to his involvement in the events of 27 April 2017 in Parliament. He was arrested late Tuesday on charges of “association for purposes of hostile activity” under the Criminal Code and was …

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Services to be separated from crime and politics


After the completion of the reform of the communications monitoring system, through the establishment of the Operational and Technical Agency, effective since November 1, three models for reforming the security-intelligence system in accordance with the recommendations of Reinhard Priebe are currently part of a wider expert debate. The Security and Counter-Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence …

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Ivanov called for “compromise instead of revanchism”


In the 50-minute speech in Parliament among MPs and from the government and the main opposition party – VMRO-DPMNE, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, heads of state institutions, heads of religious organizations and foreign diplomats, President Gjorge Ivanov, called for a ceasefire. He said an and for political revanchism and especially highlighted hate speech and its …

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