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Ivanov: We have yet to find a legal basis for withdrawing the pardons
As I said in my last announcement, in connection with all the personal requests I have received to withdraw my decision for the pardons – immunity from prosecution without proceedings, ongoing consultations are taking place with legal experts ti find a possible legal solution, said President Gjorgi Ivanov in a written statement.
The statement says that presently, consultations with top...
Ivanov pardoned a different Fatime Fatai thinking he was pardoning the prosecutor from the SPO
"In the implementation of the most shameful act in the history of the Republic of Macedonia, in an incomprehensible hurry, at least for me, there was no need for such haste, as you actually pardoned Fatime Fetai from Gostivar. I believe that you thought of me, or you associated her with me , however someone should have informed you...
The Agreement for citizens to cross the border into Kosovo with just an ID card comes into effect today
The international agreement between the governments of Macedonia and Kosovo concerning travel conditions for citizens from both countries to be able to travel across the borders with just ID cards, has officially been enforced and takes effect today.
The first part of the decision today was marked by Macedonia's Deputy Interior Minister Agim Nuhiu, the additional deputy, Mitko Chavkov, and...
SDSM: Gruevski won’t call on Ivanov to annul the decisions on the pardons
Since Macedonia rose to their feet in defense of the constitutional order, statehood and the laws, the VMRO-DPMNE has been desperately trying to escape responsibility for Ivanov’s anti-state decision, reacts the SDSM after the VMRO-DPMNE's statement, in which the ruling party proposes all parties send a letter to Ivanov with a request to reconsider the decision on pardons.
The opposition say that citizens...
VMRO-DPMNE: We will suggest to Ivanov to reconsider his decision on the pardons
Today the ruling party VMRO-DPMNE will propose that the four major political parties send a letter to President Gjorge Ivanov asking him to reconsider his decision on the pardons.
The VMRO-DPMNE say that Ivanov’s decision is not in line with the commitments or interests of their party.
"Our position is clear, anyone who has committed a crime has to face the consequences. For...
Interview with Ivanov at 15:00: The President will be answering questions about the pardons
The President of the country, Gjorge Ivanov, today at 15:00 will give an interview with chief editors from ten TV channels which broadcast nationwide, it was announced in a statement from the President's Cabinet Office
Representatives from the media, as stated in the announcement, will be afforded the opportunity to ask uncensored questions concerning the President's decision to pardon all politicians...
Demonstrators throw smoke bomb in front of the Public Office of Ivanov
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...
State Department: Deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to pardon officials
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,...
Crvenkovski to Ivanov: Delete my name and surname from your shameful decision
Former President of Macedonia, Branko Crvenskovski, sent a letter to President Gjorge Ivanov. In the letter, Crvenkovski requested Ivanov immediately withdraw the decision on pardons, where he named the former President. In the letter, Crvenkovski said that if things depended on him, for people like President Ivanov, nor would there be a negotiation, nor, would he expect anything from...
Pardons granted to Gruevski, Mijalkov, Crvenkovski, Jankuloska and others published in the “Official Gazette”
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...
Baily: Amnesty will protect corrupt politicians
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...
Spasovski to Dimitriev: With tyranny and chaos, the political crisis has only deepened
The Government's decision to overturn the resolutions made by the Interior Minister from November 11 last year to April 7 of this year is an illegitimate procedure, outside the laws and rules of procedure of Government, said Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski in an open letter to interim Prime Minister Emil Dimitriev.
Spasovski emphasized that the information on which the Government adopted...
Grubi: Whether DUI leaves Government, only Ali Ahmeti can make that decision and no-one else
The next steps of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) following the withdrawal of its ministers and deputy ministers from government, will be decided by its leader, Ali Ahmeti, and no-one else, said his Head of Office, Artan Grubi.
Grubi's reaction comes after today's announcement by the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, who said that DUI was not leaving Government,...
Gruevski: DUI did not leave Government, they are replacing their ministers
The Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) did not leave government, they are in the process of replacing their staff, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Nikola Gruevski, adding that any party has that right if they participate in Government.
He said that he did not have a meeting with DUI leader Ali Ahmeti, following the withdrawal of his ministers from Government.
"We have not had a meeting,...
Gruevski: The decision made by DUI is an internal party matter
Today, Nikola Gruevski, the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE at the opening of the National Archive and the Ministry of Interior in Kumanovo said that the decision by DUI to withdraw its ministers from government is an internal party issue, and he has no intention on commenting.
"I don't have a specific comment to make. The issue is an internal party...
AJM and SSNM: According to the prosecutor, Nedelkovski did not spread hate speech
Prosecutor Jasmina Kostevski Zdravevska from the Public Prosecutor's Office in Skopje, has denied the request for criminal prosecution against Milenko Nedelkovski for spreading hate speech and threatening the safety of the citizens who support and work at the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Independent Union of Media and Media Workers (SSNM).
“To our great surprise, the prosecutor...
SPO: We have no comment on the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding the Amnesty Law
The Special Prosecutor's Office did not want to comment on the decision made by the Constitutional Court who abolished the amendments to the Amnesty Law from 2009, and now have allowed the President to pardon people convicted or prosecuted for electoral fraud.
This decision of the Constitutional Court has been generally interpreted as an intervention by the ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, whose...
The Constitutional Court’s decision has questioned the conditions for fair elections on June 5 say civil society organizations
A large part of the activists, civil society organizations and opposition parties believe that yesterday's decision by the Constitutional Court will allow the President to pardon people who have been prosecuted or sentenced of electoral fraud, and will only worsen the grounds for free and fair elections.
They say that with this decision, the court has helped people planning to commit electoral...
LDP: Ivanov should declare whether he will use the right to pardon
After yesterday's scandalous decision from the Constitutional Court, the annulment of the Law on Amnesty since 2009, the court has placed itself in the direct service of high-ranking suspects of the VMRO-DPMNE party, say the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
"The decision, unknown in Constitutional law or in the functioning of the Constitutional Court, is a result of the independent and professional work...
Constitutional Court still deciding on Amnesty Law for electoral fraud
The Constitutional Court of Macedonia is in a session that started today exactly at 9:00 am to decide whether the President will have the right returned to him to pardon persons convicted of electoral fraud or for the current decision to remain, which was disabled by amendments in 2009.
Because of this initiative, yesterday in the streets of the capital...
