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Zaev has not lost hope that Gruevski will be extradited

"I do not know what world certain people still live in, so I will ask President Ivanov. Where in the world does the executive power make arrests, or the government executive investigates, or the government executive prosecutes... ?! It is a matter for the prosecution and the judiciary," said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev when asked to comment on a...

Hahn: It is less likely that Gruevski will be extradited

The EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn before the start of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council this morning said that he doesn't believe that Nikola Gruevski will be extradited from Hungary to Macedonia. When asked whether he supports the amendments of the European Parliament in the report about Macedonia with which it is requested that Hungary should extradite Gruevski into Macedonia,...

Ružin: EP amendments concerning Gruevski have no legal effect, but may damage Hungary’s reputation

Today, European Parliament urged Hungary to extradite exiled former Prime Minister and convicted criminal Nikola Gruevski on the grounds of amendments to the Resolution on Macedonia, even though they have no legal effect, but rather an ethical-moral attitude, it is still an unpopular measure for Hungary, says university professor and FON rector, Nano Ružin. "Action, from a legal point of view,...

Macedonia to demand Gruevski’s asylum be revoked

The government is considering and will make a decision to send a request to revoke the decision for granting asylum for Nikola Gruevski, said today the Minister of Justice, Renata Deskoska at the start of the project titled "Strengthening the penitentiary system and the probation service." She said that, if the decision is based upon several facts that aren't what...

Bosnjakovski: We are preparing a 400 page extradition order for Gruevski

The extradition process for the fugitive Nikola Gruevski has begun, government spokesman Mile Bosnjakovski said at a press conference in Government. "The Ministry of Justice is collecting all the necessary documentation for the case, which is extensive and approximately 400 pages. When completed and translated, it will be sent to Hungary. It will happen in the next few days," said Bosnjakovski. He...

International arrest warrant for Gruevski after the court confirms he is in Budapest

The Criminal Court is waiting to confirm information that convicted MP Nikola Gruevski is in Budapest, and then request to issue an international arrest warrant. "In regards to the eventual issuing of an international arrest warrant, when the competent authorities determine that the defendant is not located in the country, or confirm the authenticity of the information that that person is located...

Supreme Court in Athens rules against extradition of Grujevski and Boskovski

Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskovski will not be extradited to Macedonia to be tried for decades of illegal wiretapping. The Supreme Court in Athens ruled that the two should not be handed over to the country because there are no conditions for a fair trial. Earlier, the Thessaloniki court came to a different decision than the Supreme Court in Athens. The...

Thessaloniki court gives the green light for the extradition of Grujevski and Boshkovski

The Thessaloniki Council of Judges ruled that former Chiefs of the Security and Counterintelligence Administration (UBK) Goran Grujevski and Nikola Boskovski to be extradited to Macedonia, reported the Voria portal. According to the same source, immediately after the announcement of the verdict, the two defendants appealed the decision to the Supreme Court in Greece. As "Voria" writes, Grujevski and Boskovski demanded...

The extradition decision for Grujevski and Boshkovski is postponed for the 5th of January

On the 5th of January, it shall be finally revealed whether the former UBK heads, Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boshkovski shall be extradited to Macedonia. The verdict of the court in Thessaloniki has been postponed until then. The verdict was supposed to be published today, but Grujevski and Boshkovski have appealed that they didn't understand the translator who was...

Grujovski’s and Boskovski’s trial in Thessaloniki has been postponed until December 1st

The trial against former intelligence officers, Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boshkovski, which was meant to take place today in a Thessaloniki court, was postponed until December 1st, reported “Televizija 24”. The hearing was postponed because the court did not have a translator. Macedonian authorities issued international warrants for Grujovski and Boskovski, following the indictment by the Special Prosecutor's Office for illegal...

Zaev doesn’t expect Greece to hinder the extradition of Grujovski and Boshkovski

The Prime MInister Zoran Zaev said today that he doesn't expect Greece to hinder the extradition of Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boshkovski, out of political reasons. There is an international warrant for their arrest and the Special Public Prosection has filed charges against them for illegal wiretapping and for destroying the surveillance systems. In conversation with journalists, Zaev stressed...

Spasovski: We will investigate who from Macedonia helped Grujovski and Boskovski

The Prosecutor's Office will have to seriously look into the logistics and planning that went into the helping the former chiefs of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boskovski flee the country. They had help from people in Macedonia for their escape from the country, said Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski, in an interview...

The Appeal Court in Thessaloniki will be deciding about the extradition of Grujovski and Boshkovski

The Appeal court in Thessaloniki will be deciding about the extradition of the former director of the Fifth Estate, Goran Grujovski and his colleague from UBK, Nikola Boshkovski, from Greece to Macedonia, report Greek media. According to the same sources, Gruevski and Boshkovski will be taken to Court today in Thessaloniki, regarding the false (Bulgarian) passports that were used...

Janeva: We hope for a fast extradition procedure

Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva, hopes that the extradition proceedings for defendants, Goran Grujovski and Nikola Boshkovski will end soon and that the trial will begin soon as well. “We have been informed by the Ministry of Interior that the two defendants were detained in Thessaloniki. We do not have any more information, and in the further part of the...

Charges filed against Bozinovski for Espionage

The Public Prosecution for Organized Crime and Corruption in the investigation procedure conducted today at the Basic Court Skopje 1, filed an indictment against journalist and owner of the internet portal "Burevesnik", Zoran Bozinovski. Bozinovski, as reported by the Prosecution, is charged with criminal association, espionage, and extortion. The prosecution also requests the court extend Bozinovski’s detainment. In 2013, Bozinovski was...

Zhaneta Basha extradited, convicted of child prostitution

Ministry of Interior carried out the extradition from Greece of the 54-year-old Zhaneta Basha from Gostivar. She was transported to prison "Idrizovo" to serve the sentence of 10 years. She was sought by Interpol with an international arrest warrant ordered by Basic Court Gostivar, and she was arrested in Greece in September last year, after which, she was detained and...