Tag: Amnesty

Opposition leader Zoran Zaev, sent a second letter to President Gjorge Ivanov, in which he announced that neither did he ask for a pardon, and nor will he accept it. Zaev’s letter comes after President Gjorge Ivanov addressed the public and said he would not be withdrawing the decision to pardon 56 politicians and their close associates. “We're not all the...

Today at 16:00, Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov will address the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. Yesterday the President had an interview with several editors from various national televisions, and on Tuesday, during his first address to the nation, he announced the decision on the general pardons to the politicians involved in a pre-trial and investigation procedures. After announcing the decision...

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...

MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Richard Howitt and Eduard Kukan, who brokered the talks between the political parties which resulted in the Przhino Agreement today expressed deep concern over recent developments in Skopje. They urged the main political parties to work together in the interest of the citizens of the country, and return to what was agreed in the Przhino Agreement,...

President Gjorge Ivanov's decision to grant a pardon and an amnesty for all politicians has been published quite hastily in the "Official Gazette", an official publication which lists all the names of all those granted pardons by the President. Among them the names are those of the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE and former Prime Minister, Nikola Gruevski, former director of the...

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...

US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Bailey today on his Twitter account, wrote that the decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop all court processes cases against politicians in Macedonia, was a process that protects corrupt politicians. He wrote: "A blanket pardon without due process protects corrupt politicians and their associates. Lets allow the SPO and the courts to do their...

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 DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, assessed that the decision of the "so-called president" Ivanov to stop court proceedings against politicians, would not solve anything. Ahmeti said Ivanov's decision was hasty and thoughtless and has requested assistance from the European Commission to find a solution to the crisis, which according to him is only getting worse. Ivanov in his address to the nation,...

European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, condemned today's decision by President Gjorge Ivanov to annul the trials of politicians, noting that it is contrary to the rule of law. "Today's actions of President Ivanov are not in line with my understanding of the rule of law. In the light of these developments, I have serious doubts whether...

The Special Public Prosecution are waiting to get the complete decision from President Gjorge Ivanov, who wants to pardon politicians who are undergoing judicial proceedings and cases. Th SPP are waiting for him to come out with an official position, said the SPP to "Meta". Spokeswoman for the SPP and prosecutor Lence Ristovska, said they do not want to comment...

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,...

  Around 50 eggs ended up in the window of the People's Office of President Gjorge Ivanov located in the city center. Several hundred citizens revolted after the President's decision to grant amnesty and pardon all politicians, and sent him a message calling him a rubber ficus plant. Demonstrators chanted "Jorge, you're a rubber plant", "Mafia in prison", "Murderers, murderers", "No justice...

Several dozens of citizens gathered today at 18:00 in front of the premises of the Special Prosecutor's Office to express support for the work of the institution. The gathering was a reaction to President Gjorge Ivanov decision to grant amnesty and pardon all politicians who are under preliminary investigations, those involved in court proceedings and those who have at present...

The President, Gjorge Ivanov, today came to the decision to pardon and grant amnesty to all politicians who are undergoing judicial proceedings. Ivanov said this afternoon, in an address to the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia. It is yet to be seen how Ivanov's decision will affect preliminary proceedings and all investigative procedures opened by Special Public Prosecution against current...

I would never even think about pardoning pedophiles, drug dealers, bullies at elections, terrorists, or extremists, said President Gjorge Ivanov after meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, when asked about the last decision made by the Constitutional Court regarding the Amnesty Law. “I would like to say to the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia to...

Opposition political parties today condemned the decision of the Constitutional Court, which allows the President to pardon people accused or convicted of electoral crime, drug dealers and pedophiles. The opposition SDSM said that the shameful decision of the Constitutional Court is nothing but classic abuse of party installations in the judiciary, in the hope that Gruevski will be saved from...

The Constitutional judges at today's session abolished the amendments to the Amnesty Law made in 2009, providing the opportunity for the President to pardon pedophiles, drug dealers and persons convicted of electoral fraud and other electoral crime, unofficial sources say. Journalists have gathered outside the court, where soon the briefing will start where it is expected this information will be...