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Pržino Agreement should be implemented indiscriminately, says Slovakian Embassy
The Embassy of the Slovak Republic urged state institutions and political parties to adhere to the Pržino Agreement and not to obstruct the work of the Special Prosecutor's Office.
"The Slovak Presidency in the EU Council will not comment on statements made by the Interior Ministry nor the Special Prosecutor's Office on this subject. We call on all parties for the...
Ristoska: It is worrying when a state institution does not comply with a court order
At a press conference today, prosecutor Lence Ristoska informed the public that investigators and prosecutors from the SPO still can not come to an agreement with the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence over giveing them access to the systems for wiretapping.
“We obtained two court orders from the Basic Court Skopje 1. One is to retrieve the official documentation from UBK...
Janeva: We have wasted 12 hours, UBK won’t give us access to the data
For 12 hours now, we have been inside the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence and we have made no progress, we do not have access to the documents for which we obtained a court order for, said Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who today, at 13:00 pm, spoke to the media from outside the Ministry of Interior.
“We are not...
Janeva: We have entered UBK with a court order to find out who conducted the wiretapping
Today, the Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva with her whole team entered the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) and from there, she announced that she would not leave until she and her team have finished their job.
“We have entered the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence to finally find out who actually conducted the wiretapping, whether it was the UBK or...
“Freedom Not Fear”: Guerrilla Action against mass wiretapping
With guerrilla action to raise awareness against mass wiretapping, the Foundation for Internet and Society "Metamorphosis" have involved themselves in the actions of the international movement “Freedom Not Fear”.
As part of the action, a van with a large satellite dish, with the words “Freedom Not Fear” written on it, which was to symbolize the so-called “Foreign Services” paid a visit...
Jankuloska: I am completely calm, the SPO’s investigations are ordered by the SDSM
I am completely calm because I have committed no crime, and for the whole time while I was in office at the Ministry of Interior, I worked professionally, said the former Minister of Interior, Gordana Jankulovska, after appearing before a judge of the preliminary investigation.
Jankuloska's hearing lasted nearly three hours. The former Interior Minister is the third suspect in...
Manchevski: “Fortress” Case is proof that there was no editing or cutting in the recorded conversations
Yesterday's events are the best proof that there were no foreign agencies involved, there were no yellow vans, there was no cut or edited conversations, said Vice President of the SDSM, Damjan Manchevski when he was asked to comment on yesterday's press conference by the Special Public Prosecution on the case "Fortress".
"Yesterday's events are the best proof that Nikola...
The Court orders 30 days detention for Goran Grujovski, first suspect in “Fortress” case
The Criminal Court has bowed to the request of the Special Public Prosecution (SPP) and ordered that Goran Grujovski be detained for a period of 30 days. He is the first suspect in the case known as "Fortress". It has been officially confirmed by the Basic Court Skopje 1, that a chief of the Fifth Department otherwise known as...
The SPP have opened an official investigation “Fortress” for the destruction of the illegal equipment for wire tapping at the MOI
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...
One year since Zaev’s first “Bomb”
Today marks one year since the first "bomb" was released by SDSM opposition leader Zoran Zaev, which is part of the "Truth about Macedonia".
The first recordings Zaev announced were conversations between himself and a journalist who was asking about the budget for the Municipality of Strumica with his daughter, and a conversation between the former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska...
Zaev finally appears at the court hearing for the “Putsch” case
SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, today appeared at the hearing of the case "Putsch" after several previous hearings were postponed because he kept not appearing for the case.
At today's hearing a Prosecutor from the Special Prosecution is expected to appear, as Katica Janeva's team decided that this case is under their jurisdiction.
At the last hearing, Judge Ljubinka Baseska threatened to...
Gordana Jankulovska received a PhD in the Science of Security
The former Interior Minister Gordana Januloska received a PhD in the field of security. She did her doctoral at the Security Faculty in Skopje on the doctoral thesis on "Modern methods in combating transnational financial crime."
Due her to progress in science and new academic title, Gordana Jankulovska posted on her Facebook profile about her recent achievements, written in Macedonian...
The Inquiry Committee was left with no witnesses or daily agenda today
Owing to the non-show of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski at the Inquiry Commission into the scandal surrounding the wire-tapped material, Committee members from the SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE debated as to the rights and wrongs of whether the Prime Minister not attending the meeting before moving on to debating the agenda for the meeting of the Commission. In addition, Prime...
Prime Minister Gruevski will testify today in front of the Inquiry Committee over the wire-tapping scandal
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, at 11:00 am, at the Inquiry Commission meeting on the wire-tapping scandal, should appear as a witness, which he was proposed by VMRO-DPMNE.
According to the arranged schedule, which on Monday was announced by the Committee Chairman, Petre Shilegov, tomorrow as witnesses are Martin Protoger and Zoran Stavreski and on Friday, Saso Mijalkov.
For next week's schedule Gordana...
Shilegov calls upon the Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to testify as a witness for the Inquiry Committee
On Wednesday at 11:00 am, members of the Inquiry Commission on the wire-tapping affair, are calling the Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski as a witness. On Thursday, Martin Protoger and Zoran Stavreski will be called, and on Friday Saso Mijalkov. On December 14 Gordana Jankulovska will take her turn as witness, and on December 15 Mile Janakieski, said today the...
Public Prosecution handed over all cases to Katica Kaneva connected to the wire-tapping
With two vehicles, the Public Prosecutor's Office this afternoon, around 15:00, the Ministry of Justice brought materials for the cases requested by the Special Prosecutor, Katica Janeva.
The documents, exhibits, were packed in two dozen boxes, and the Public Prosecution handed over the paper work on the last day of the deadline.
The cases are against the former Director of the...
Key testimonies at the Inquiry Committee will be held behind closed doors
Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Stavreski, Gordana Jankulovska, Saso Mijalkov, Martin Protoger and Mile Janakieski will be the first witnesses which the Inquiry Commission will listen to on the wire-tapping scandal. This was voted by committee members today, which should shed some light on the wire-tapping scandal.
Today the committee chairman, Petre Shilegov publicly called upon witnesses until Monday to declare from...
SDSM proposed Protuger, Mijalkov, and Janakieski as their first witnesses to the Inquiry Commission
Martin Protugjer, Sasho Mijalkov and Mile Janakieski are the proposals from the SDSM as their first witnesses to the Inquiry Commission into the wire-tapping case.
Earlier, VMRO-DPMNE proposed their first witnesses, Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, Zoran Stavreski and Gordana Jankulovska.
“In their statements we hope they will contribute to the work of the commission”, stated Miloshoski.
Obstacles right at the beginning of the Inquiry Commission
The members of the Inquiry Commission on the wire-tapping scandal have not yet adopted the rules of the procedure. In a session in which MPs were meant to agree on the rules of the Commission, has yet to be held, but it has been postponed to Thursday after tomorrow afternoon's representatives of the parties will be coordinated to adopt...
Members for the Inquiry Committee over wire-tapping incident have been chosen
The Parliamentary Committee on Election and Appointment tonight adopted a draft decision to elect a President, Vice President and members of the Inquiry Commission on the wire-tapping cases, whose formation was created by the Przhino Agreement, to overcome the current political crisis, reports TV "News 24".
The Inquiry commission for position of President, nominated Petre Shilegov, Goran Misovski was nominated...
