Tag: SPP

If we want to have a process of stabilization of the situation in Macedonia the Special Public Prosecutor will have to continue to operate professionally, responsibly, transparently and with full steam ahead, and after the elections a new deal for forming a special department within the Criminal court will be made, which will process SPP’s cases. This was emphasized...

The telecommunications operator ”Macedonian Telecom” has announced today that it has timely replied to all of the demands made by the Special Public Persecutor  and that the operator remains open to further cooperation with the authorities. “We responsibly claim that we provided answers to all of the SPP’s demands and we remain open to a further cooperation with the authorities....

The court hearing for the charges by SPO about the violence at the municipality of Centar has been postponed from the 21st of November until 16th of December, 5 days after the elections, on the request of Nikola Dodevski, the attorney of the former Minister of Transport and Communications, Mile Janakieski. The Criminal Court informed that the attorney Dodevski had...

Political parties should start be preparing for elections and the violence has to stop, said EU Ambassador Orav at the promotion of an EU funded project to strengthen the rule of law. He hopes that political leaders will take full responsibility and will eventually begin to solve this deep political crisis. “I want to call on all parties to avoid further...

There is a real threat of the physical liquidation of the two party leaders, said President Ivanov at a joint interview with several chief editors of Macedonian television stations in his cabinet. He said he can not name names, but that the competent agencies and services know the identity of these people, and are informed about the threats to them and...

"Once again, I want to strongly dissociate myself and the party from the Presidents decision. It is not consistent with our efforts and it helps the SDSM. The VMRO-DPMNE position on the Presidents decision, is that it is criminal, and he will have to take responsibility. No one in the VMRO-DPMNE feels guilty and no-one wants the proceedings to be...

The Special Public Prosecution (SPP) have opened a new investigation under the name ‘Transporter’, which will be investigating serious abuse of power in the transportation fo students involving 22 people, including the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Taleski and the President of Municipal Commission for Public Procurement. At today’s press conference, prosecutor Fatime Fetai announced that the those in the case...

The group of protesters arrived in front of the Public Office of the President Gjorge Ivanov in the city center and bombarded the building with eggs. Protesters threw a smoke bomb, however, it did not cause any damage. Citizens threw stones at the office as well. Police did not allow the protesters to approach the object. Several hundred citizens have come...

The United States is deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov's decision to pardon people under investigation connected to the scandal with the intercepted calls, wrote the US State Department in reaction to the whole affair. "If implemented, this decision will protect corrupt officials and deny justice to the people of Macedonia. It will also further undermine Macedonian rule of law,...

Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp yesterday also reacted to the decision of President Ivanov to grant amnesty and pardons to politicians. "Accountability is key for resolution of political conflict, for Przino and beyond. Impunity cannot be the answer. SPO needs full support. "Plomp wrote on Twitter. https://twitter.com/wouterplomp/status/719991484246794240 President Ivanov said yesterday in an address to the nation that the political crisis had been...

The protest against the decision of the President of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, to pardon all politicians who have investigations or judicial proceedings against them, continues today at 18:00 and is scheduled outside the premises of the Special Prosecution Office. In the announcement on "Facebook" it states:   "We will continue to assemble peacefully to support the SPP today at 18.00 and we invite all...

EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn this morning held an urgent meeting with the mediators of the Przhino Agreement, MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan on yesterday's decision by President Gjorge Ivanov to stop the trials of political leaders. Howitt wrote on Twitter about the meeting and said in addition to the photo of the meeting,...

Today's decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop trials of politicians puts into question Macedonia's commitment to promoting the rule of law, said the European Commission tonight. "The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has committed itself to promoting the rule of law and fighting impunity. Against this background, today's decision by President Ivanov on the pardoning of a number of officials...

The Embassy of the United States to Macedonia, expressed concern over the latest decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop all court procedures and cases against politicians in Macedonia. "We are seeking further detail and clarification. The president’s statement however raises serious concerns about Macedonia’s commitment to the rule of law", reads the statement from the US Embassy. Ivanov, in his speech,...

The violation of the Przhino Agreement will have serious consequences, said today MEP Richard Howitt to "Meta" who was instrumental in brokering the Przino Agreement. "Politicians in Brussels are urgently studying and consulting on all the latest developments in Skopje and can only warn of the very serious consequences if any party or individual is deemed to be responsible for breaking the...

The British Embassy in Macedonia demanded an explanation from President Ivanov regarding his decision to suspend the trials that are being conducted against politicians. "The President’s statement this afternoon needs clarification. If the decision to pardon politicians extends to investigations of the allegations contained in the wiretap recordings, then that would be a matter of considerable concern. Full investigation of...

If the Special Public Prosecution stops working and they return the intercepted calls to the SDSM, Zoran Zaev will continue to publish "bombs" said Zaev , while responding to reporters today after signing the platform for a 'Democratic Macedonia'. "If the SPP is shut down or abolished, and they return the intercepted materials to the SDSM, Zoran Zaev will continue...

Before the dissolution of Parliament, which was announced late Wednesday night by President of the Parliament, Trajko Veljanoski, they did not complete their obligations to the SPP. MPs did not even review the SPP’s initiative to amend the Law on Witness Protection, and did not adopt any of the recommendations from the Venice Commission regarding the law on privacy and whistle-blowers. The prosecutor...

At midnight today, the President of Parliament Trajko Veljannoski should be discussing the dissolution of Parliament, allowing the required 60 days before elections, as provided for by the Electoral Code. In July, the leaders of the four main political parties, all agreed at Przino, that the political opposition would return to their seats in Parliament, as one measure in solving...

The Special Public Prosecution have filed criminal charges for a new investigation code-named "Fortress" (Tvrdina). Prosecutor Lence Ristovska stated that in this investigation , five officials, and Directors from the Interior Ministry are among the suspected, who abused their official positions of office, when in the first half of 2015, they destroyed all the equipment for unlawful interception of communications. Former...