The Criminal Council from the Basic Court Skopje 1 has rejected the appeal of the convicted former prime minister and honorary president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski. He had appealed the ruling and two-year prison sentence, in the SPO’s “Tank” case and is now set to serve his sentence in Shuto Orizari prison.
“After receiving several questions from the media, we would like to inform the public that the Criminal Council of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption at the Basic Court Skopje 1, acting on complaints raised by the defense and the defendant in the case KOK no. 59/17, from the prosecutor’s office designated as “Tank”, filed against the judge’s decision to execute sanctions, today held a meeting where, after examining the facts and evidence in the appeals, the Criminal Council issued a decision rejecting the appeals and confirming the ruling of the judge for execution of sanctions. The decision was sent to all parties in the case and will be executed immediately upon arrival,” announced the Basic Court Skopje 1.
This decision will be sent to Gruevski, after which he will immediately have to surrender himself to serve a prison sentence of two years.
If the decision does not reach him, then the police will arrest him and escort him to prison.
