The number one candidate on the independent lists of councilors in Kichevo, 40-year-old Ali Abazi, who was shot on September 27th in the centre of Kichevo, died this morning at KARIL in Skopje’s Clinical Centre.
Abazi, from his wound was in critical state and in intensive care, due to serious injuries to the abdominal organs and the spine.
Abdullah Abdulli, 58, shot at Alit Abazi, as well as at Destan Abdiu, head of his election headquarters, and Shaban Dalipi, a passerby. The killer was soon detained, and a judge ordered a 30 day of pre-trial detention period.
Yesterday, Interior Minister, Oliver Spasovski repeated at a press conference the police’s claim that the attack was not related to the election campaign.
Last night, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, at a rally in the municipality of Gjorce Petrov, condemned any violence in the election process and called for restraint from activities that would leave a stain on these elections.
