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Court tells Xhaferi, Parliament will be responsible if Veljanoski flees the country
Parliament will be held responsible if suspects Trajko Veljanoski and Ljupco Dimovski eventually flee the country after their parliamentary immunity was not confiscated, said the Criminal Court to Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, who tried to put the blame on the court for the possible escape of the two men.
"We have just witnessed for the first time, Parliament, who are...
Criminal Court receives 12 requests for amnesty
Up to this morning, 12 requests for amnesty were submitted to the Criminal Court Skopje by the defendants involved in the violent events that took place in the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia from 27 April 2017.
Each of the defendants from "April 27" has the right to apply for amnesty if he or she considers meets the requirements prescribed by the Law.
The...
Parliamentary Commission recommend Gruevski is stripped of his parliamentary immunity
The Commission for Rules of Procedure and Mandate-Immunity Issues, with five votes in favor, adopted the six requests from the Criminal Court to strip MP Nikola Gruevski of his immunity for the purpose of detention. Not a single MP from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE, whose honorary president is Gruevski, was present at the session.
The court seeks the detainment of Gruevski...
Indictment approved for Mijalkov and Grujevski in the “Treasury” case
The Council from the Criminal Court has approved the indictment for the “Treasury” case which is being led by the Special Prosecutor’s Office.
The former head of UBK, Sasho Mijalkov, former head of the fifth administration, Goran Grujevski, former head of Mijalkov's cabinet, Toni Jakimovski and the former assistant Interior Minister, Nebojsa Sajkovic are all charged in the case.
According to...
Court rules on custody for Mukoski, Arnaudov and Vasilevski
After today's testomonies, the Criminal Court ruled that MPs Krsto Mukoski, Ljuben Arnaudov and Saso Vasilevsk be taken into custody and detained. Those MPs are suspected of the violence in Parliament on April 27th. Their colleagues, Žaklina Peshevska, Johan Tarculovski and Ljupco Dimovski, received a measure of house arrest.
Mukoski, Arnaudov and Vasilevski were accompanied by police escorts from the...
The Supreme Court abolished the verdicts and returned the “Monster” case for a retrial
The Supreme Court has abolished the verdicts for the "Monster" case and returned the case for a retrial. The court ruled that it accepts the appeals of the defendants for the multiple murders at Smiljkovsko Lake, which occurred on April 12th, 2012.
With the verdict from the highest court in the country, rulings from the Criminal and Appellate Court of...
“Divo Naselje” protest passed calmly, “UÇK” chants could be heard
Among the chants of mostly “UÇK”, under a strong police presence, the protest against the verdicts of the "Divo Naselje" case finished. No incidents were reorted.
The crowd that started their protest from Skenderbeg Square and headed towards Basic Court Skopje 1, where the verdicts for the defendants were announced, chants could be heard, the loudest, “UÇK”. Although they originally...
Janeva can not confirm whether the materials confiscated from Pancevski lead to Ivanov
The Special Prosecutor's Office started with an analysis of the materials seized during yesterday's searches of the offices and the homes of Judge Vladimir Pancevski and two IT employees employed by the court, stated today Special Prosecutor, Katica Janeva.
The Special Prosecutor said that the seized material were handed over to the Ministry of Interior's expert unit, but did not...
SPO suspects Pancevski of allocating court cases and releasing official secrets
Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva with investigators from the Ministry of Internal Affairs today searched the office of judge Vladimir Pancevski, against whom, according to Janeva, the SPO is conducting a pre-trial procedure due to abuses of the system for the allocation of court cases and for disclosing official secrets.
The SPO’s search in the Criminal Court started around noon and...
The prosecution asks for the annulment of the verdicts and a new trial for the “Monster” case
Today, the Public Prosecutor, Liljana Spasoska, at today’s public session of the “Monster” case in the Supreme Court asked for the annulment of the verdicts of the Criminal and Appellate Courts and the case be returned for a retrial.
The Supreme Court in a public session today reviewed the appeals of the six convicts who were given life sentences imposed...
Mijalkov is calling on the court’s decision for Zaev, he too wants his passport returned
The defense team of Sasho Mijalkov, who stands accused in the “Target” case, are still waiting for an answer from the Criminal Court regarding their request to have Mr Mijalkov’s passport returned to him, after it was confiscated some time ago.
Mijalkov’s lawyer, Ljupco Shrgovski, stated that returning passports was normal practice in the judicial system, such as the case...
Gruevski and Mijalkov requested from the court to return their passports regarding business trips
VMRO-DPMNE leader, Nikola Gruevski and his cousin Sasho Mijalkov, former Head of the Security and Counterintelligence Service (UBK) have requested from the Criminal Court to return their passports, which were taken away as a guarantee that they would not leave the country due to the charges against them by the Special Public Prosecutor's Office, "Television 24"reported.
The information from the...
Ristoska: Freezing the assets and property of VMRO-DPMNE, will protect the party from its leadership
By freezing the assets of VMRO-DPMNE's property (the party headquarters), a ban would be imposed on party leaders so they can not sell those property and therefore they cannot cause additional damage to the political party, stated SPO Prosecutor Lence Ristoska after the session in the Supreme Court.
The session was on the occasion of the SPO request, that Supreme...
A long week in court ahead: Deadlines, appeals, rulings and raids
Today, the Criminal Court, Skopje, should announce the latest decisions regarding the request for custody for the officials from VMRO-DPMNE and also for the former ministers accused in the “Titanic” case, led by the Special Prosecutor’s Office.
It is regarding the requests for custody for Nikola Gruevski, Martin Protuger, Gordana Jankulovska, Mile Janakieski and Kiril Bozinovski. As it could be...
Mijalkov stripped of his passport, rulings on custody for “Titanic” case expected tomorrow
The Criminal Councils of Basic Court Skopje I rejected the request by the Special Prosecutor's Office to remand the former Director of the Administration for Security and Counter Intelligence (UBK), Saso Mijalkov into custody, as unfounded. He is the prime suspect in the cases "Target" and "Fortress”, which the SPO have merged into one case.
The request for custody, as...
Kanceska-Milevska and Pesevski were stripped of their passports, so far no-one is in custody
The Criminal Council of the Basic Court-Skopje refused the request from the Special Prosecutor’s Office for custody for former Minister of Culture, Elizabeta Kanceska-Milevska and former Vice Prime Minister for Economic Аffairs, Vladimir Pesevski.
Kancevska-Milevska and Pesevski, who are suspects in the “Tenders” case and the “Trajectory” case led by the SPO, were given precautionary measures – confiscation of passport...
Criminal Court: Janeva and Fetai behaved rudely and unprofessionally
In the 72-year existence of the Basic Court Skopje 1, there has never been such behavior and contempt of court, judiciary and towards a judge conducting proceedings, as shown by Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva and SPO prosecutor, Fatime Fetai, at today's hearing concerning the violence outside the municipality Center in June 2013, reacted the Criminal Court.
“As a court,...
New presidents of the Supreme Court and Criminal Court will be selected in the New Year
The new presidents of the Supreme Court and Basic Court Skopje 1 will be selected in the New Year, confirmed today the President of the Judicial Council, Zoran Karadzovski, as special evaluations for candidates are still ongoing for the position in both courts.
The Judicial Council, said Karadzovski, must respect the deadline of eight days for appeals because the special...
The Judge who will judge Gruevski, was elected Acting President of the Criminal Court
The Acting President of the Criminal Court in Skopje will be Judge Tatjana Mikhailova, while Acting President in the Supreme Court will be Judge Snezana Bajlozova.
This was decided at today's meeting by the Judicial Council, by a majority vote and the two female judges were selected at this functions.
Otherwise Tatjana Mikhailova will be the judge in the case against...
Judicial Council on Monday will select Acting Presidents for the Supreme and Criminal Court
The Judicial Council of the Republic of Macedonia at a session, scheduled for Monday at 11:00 am, to select the Acting Presidents of the Supreme Court and the Basic Court Skopje 1.
The decision on determining the Acting Presidents of the Supreme and Criminal Court in Skopje is the second item on the agenda of the session, said a statement...
