Dismissing the appeal by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime, Court of Appeal today confirmed the decision of Basic Court Skopje 1 for parole of journalist Tomislav Kezharovski, which means that he will not return to investigative prison “Skopje”, where he was supposed to endure the remaining three months of the verdict, reports “Fokus”.
“A decision confirming the first instance decision for parole and rejecting the appeal of the prosecution was reached,” said judge Safet Kadriu from the Court of Appeal for “Fokus”.
Early last month, Court of Appeal reduced the first-instance verdict of Kezharovski for the case “Liquidation” and sentenced the journalist to two years in prison. This caused outrage among journalists and the news organizations that got momentum after Kezharovski’s express transference to the prison “Skopje” to serve his sentence.
Kezharovski is currently free after, on the request of the director of the prison, last month he received a cease of serving the sentence within 30 days due to health reasons.
Journalists’ associations repeatedly sent a message that the only fair sentence for Kezharovski is acquittal because the journalist is not guilty.
