Tag: Куманово

February 9 is the date set for the trial of  "Divo Naselje" to begin at the Basic Court Skopje 1. At today's public session to review the indictment on the events in Kumanovo on May 9 and 10 last year, all of the 29 accused of terrorism in the "Divo naselje" pleaded not guilty to the crimes they have been...

At today's annual speech, President Gjorge Ivanov addressed Parliament and devoted his words to the political crisis in Macedonia, the challenges facing the world, terrorism, extremism, and the refugee and migrant crisis. Ivanov said that the year we are leaving behind us, Macedonia faced enormous challenges, both globally and domestically. The President said that Macedonia in this last year faced...

Today, the Supreme Court began its public session on assessing the indictment for the events surrounding Divo Naselje. Behind the courthouse, several armored police personnel carriers, the “Hermelin” surrounded the area for safety reasons. Police officers with assault rifles were as far as the Goce Delchev Bridge, and on every entry and exit point at the courthouse. Today the prosecutor has taken...

Tomorrow at 11 am, in the Basic Court Skopje 1, a public meeting will be held on "Evaluation of the indictment" for Divo Naselje. The prosecutor, who has taken the case should bring an indictment be presented before the Council of Judges who will have to decide whether there is or there is no basis for the case to go...

This morning a large police operation took place to find collaborators and supporters of the terrorist group involved in the recent events in Kumanovo's neighborhood, 'Divo Naselje'. MOI  carried out operations in several villages around Kumanovo, and some in Skopje, which included large police resources and helicopters. According to preliminary information, several people were arrested in accordance with the competent prosecutor...

This afternoon Kumanovo was caught in a thunderstorm followed by strong rainfall. The storm wreaked chaos on the city. High-speed winds decreased visibility on the roads to about 50 meters. The wind took down number of trees in the city center.

The police has not found any indications that suggest the bomb that exploded last night near the building of the Sector for Internal Affairs (SVR) in Skopje is related to the explosion in Kumanovo on July 11, is the statement that Meta received from the Ministry of Interior (MVR) to the question whether this is a retaliation to the...

Six of the suspects in the gun battle in Kumanovo who are in custody in the Shutka jail, have kept their silence in front of the public prosecutor, is reported by „24 Vesti“. The suspects refused to talk because they haven’t received the evidence that is available to the prosecutors and that a violation of the process, claims their...

At least two people were shot today around 3:30 PM, in the Beginje neighborhood in Kumanovo, was confirmed by the Kumanovo police department. The police said one person was injured and one was killed. No further detail was given. According to TV station Telma, the unknown perpetrator drove in a green Mercedes and began shooting towards a food establishment. The attackers...

Even after two months, the public is still suffering from the mystery and awaits the relevant institutions to respond to the question of what exactly happened on 9 and 10th of May in Kumanovo and who is responsible for it. MOI stated for META that the investigation is still ongoing, and answers to numerous questions, including those about the motives...

Kosovo authorities have informed the Macedonian Ministry of Interior that Suleyman Osmani from the village of Brest, for whom MOI had issued an international arrest warrant through Interpol, was detained. According to MOI, he was part of the group that participated in the attack in Kumanovo Divo naselje on 9th of May, but managed to escape the police. He is...

"Police officers who were in charge of keeping one of the arrested members of the terrorist group in Kumanovo, who managed to escape, acted unprofessionally and contrary to police procedure in such cases, leaving the person without necessary supervision," reads the ending of the report of Sector for Internal Control and Professional Standards Unit (SICPSU) for the police action...

Exactly one month since the bloody conflict between the police and the terrorist group in Kumanovo Divo naselje, in which eight members of the special forces of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) were killed and 37 were wounded, is marked today. Four weeks ago, Macedonia suffered a collective shock of which is still recovering, due to the seriousness of...

We have operative information that some supporters of the terrorist group that was liquidated in Kumanovo have plans to kidnap officials of the Ministry of Interior and attacks on vital state institutions, for which we sent an instructive telegram to senior officials in the police to increase security measures, stated for Deputy Minister of Interior Ivo Kotevski for META. -...

A plenary session of the European Parliament, on which MEPs debated the current political crisis in Macedonia and recent developments in Kumanovo, was held in Strasbourg late this afternoon. The general assessment of MEPs was that the country is in a difficult political situation, called for responsibility from leaders of political parties in the country for the challenges the country...

Among the arrested members of the terrorist group, which was cracked in Kumanovo ten days ago, there actually was a police officer, confirmed Deputy Minister of Public Relations of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) Ivo Kotevski for META. When we asked whether it is true that there was a police officer among the detainees in action in Kumanovo, Kotevski answered:...

Prosecutors to prosecute organized crime and corruption, under which jurisdiction is the investigation of the police action in Kumanovo, is still expecting official autopsy reports on the to killed members of the security forces and the terrorist group, according say representatives from prosecution for META. With the letter in response to our questions, "How many people died during the action?...

Sulejman Osmani, terrorist who escaped the police day after the action in Kumanovo, in an interview for Kosovo television RTK said that the aim of the group was creation of an Albanian state in Macedonia, following the principle of Republic of Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, reports "B92". According to him, the group had more than 2,000 fighters. He denied...

Because of the situation, there is increased police presence in Kumanovo, said Ivo Kotevski to the question what is happening in this city. He would not say what the "situation" is. As of last night, Kumanovo media report that the security in the city is enhanced and that armored police vehicles on the streets around the police station can be seen. Portal...

Upon completion of the autopsy of the deceased members of the terrorist group, through the Bureau of Interpol Skopje, Ministry of Interior (MOI) initiated a procedure for verifying the identity of individuals. As MOI, the identity of Mirsad Ndrecaj (36), known as commander Nato, who, according to the police, is suspected to have been one of the leaders of the...