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Macedonian Interior Ministry issues a national arrest warrant for Sasho Mijalkov

The Interior Ministry (MOI) of North Macedonia informs that a national arrest warrant was issued for Sasho Mijalkov. The reason for that is because: "with all undertaken measures and activities, this person still hasn't been located," said MOI, who have been looking for Mijalkov since yesterday in order to hand him over the decision for house arrest. Since this...

The new seals will be with the new name and in accordance with Law on Use of Languages

On the orders of the Government, starting a few days ago, all state institutions have started to use the new name of the country - the Republic of North Macedonia, in their work and in various documents. Now, from Ilindenska number 2 a new task - to create new seals in accordance with the Law on Use of Languages. Government...

Secret police to be reformed and renamed to National Security Agency

At yesterday's session, the government determined a new text of the Draft Law on the National Security Agency, which will enable the reform of the Administration for Security and Counter-Intelligence (ASC). Under the new law, ASC (in Macedonian: Управа за безбедност и контраразузнавање - УБК) will no longer be part of the Ministry of Interior, but will become totally...

Large reform of the security-intelligence system will “hit” foreigners as well

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) is preparing new laws and changing several existing ones aimed at reforming the security-intelligence system in Macedonia. The Unique National Electronic Registry of Regulations has published the preparation of several regulations, and among others the proposal to amend the law on foreigners with the aim to synchronize the proposed laws regarding the reform of the security-intelligence system. At the same time,...

No more security details for Sasho Mijalkov

Former director of the Administration for Security and Counter-Intelligence (UBK) Sasho Mijalkov, has had his security detail withdrawn, following information released by the Interior Ministry, reports MIA. The decision was made before the public holiday, after an assessment was made that there was no longer a security risk to Mr Mijalkov. After handing in his resignation in May 2015, six bodyguards and two...

A new session in Government begins at 17:00 pm and on the agenda is the proposal to dismiss Zvrlevski

Today, the Government from 17:00 pm will start their fifth session. The Prime Minister’s cabinet informed that on today’s agenda will be Parliament’s proposal for the dismissal of Marko Zvrlevski as Attorney General (under Article 67 of the Law on public Prosecution), as well as certain personnel issues, and other issues which are of interest to the citizens. The Minister...

Today the Government should dismiss Chavkov and Atanasovski and appoint new directors of UBK and BJB

Today, the new Government should be holding a session, and according to recent announcements, the agenda will be the dismissal of the current Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), Vladimir Atanasovski, and the current Director of the Public Security Bureau (BJB), Mitko Chavkov. After their dismissal, the Government is expected to appoint new directors for the two...

SPO are checking whether UBK carried on illegally wiretapping after “bombs”

Yesterday and today, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office have been trying to verify and determine whether the wiretapping systems, which are active in the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), and were further misused or used for unlawful interception of communications. The court orders which allowed the SPO to enter UBK are related to the documentation and the book records...