Tag: pardons

The SDSM party has filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court to dispute the decision to form the Commission for the impeachment of President Gjorgi Ivanov. The opposition party says, the formation of the Commission for the accountability of Ivanov, they asked Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski to ensure that the rules and procedures are enforced, but he has done...

The annulment of the pardons has to be comprehensive, or to be more precise, the pardons have to be completely withdrawn, said the German Ambassador to Macedonia Christine Althauser during the promotion of “Football without Borders” together with the French Ambassador to Macedonia Laurence Auer. “Regarding President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to withdraw part of the pardons, I have said from...

At today’s plenary session 103 in Parliament, MPs have to decide whether to form a Commission for the impeachment of President Gjorgi Ivanov, because of his decision to pardon a large number of politicians and their close associates. This point was not originally part of today’s agenda, however, the Office of Public Relations of Parliament submitted it this morning to...

Last week on Friday, President Gjorgi Ivanov decided to annul the pardons he had granted to 22 politicians out of the 56, a decision which has been strongly criticized by the International Community. Today, as announced, the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) are expected to issue an official comment regarding the annulment of the 22 people. At the Special Prosecutor's Office,...

A complete withdrawal of the pardons and Ivanov’s resignation were the main conclusion of the Central Committee of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) after last night's meeting where they analyzed the current political situation in the country. “The mass pardons from April 12, and now the partial pardons, signed by Ivanov has pushed Macedonia into a more difficult and dramatic...

British Ambassador Charles Garret wrote on his Twitter page, equality before the law, all 56 pardons have to be annulled. https://twitter.com/BritAmbCGarrett/status/736833172126715904 We support a complete, not a partial annulment the EU and the US Embassies have said in Macedonia too. President Gjorgi Ivanov annulled 22 pardons out of the 56 he granted on April 12. The others who were not named in...

The leaders of the VMRO DPMNE and the SDSM, Nikola Gruevski and Zoran Zaev, former ministers Mile Janakieski and Gordana Jankulovska, the former Director of the Security and Counterintelligence Agency, Saso Mijalkov, Secretary General of Government, Kiril Bozinovski are part of the 22 people who had their pardons annulled by President Gjorge Ivanov, reported "Telma" citing from the "Official...

The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations has criticised President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to annul only 22 individuals. “President Ivanov’s decision to annul pardons for only a number of people is not sufficient. As stated repeatedly by the EU, a comprehensive solution is key to avoid selective justice”, Hahn wrote on his official “Twitter” page. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/736263456987480064 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/736263832901955584 Today, President Ivanov annulled 22...

The US Embassy in Macedonia called for a complete withdrawal of the pardons in order to return the country on its Euro-Atlantic path. “As we said last week, partial or selective revocations of the pardons will add to a growing sense of impunity in this country and prevent Macedonia from making progress on its most important goals, including progress towards...

Brussels is closely following the situation in the country and we repeat the need for all pardons to be withdrawn, said spokeswoman for the European Commission, Maja Kocijanicic when our journalists from “Meta” asked her to comment on the Presidents decision to partially withdraw some of the pardons. “We have repeatedly made our (EU) position on what needs to be...

Today’s decision, made by the individual Gjorgi Ivanov is a new violation of the Constitution, which will further worsen the already deep political crisis in the country, reacted the SDSM party today, after the President's decision to annul 22 of the pardons. The opposition added that Ivanov has done a favour for politicians from VMRO-DPMNE who do not want the...

The VMRO-DPMNE party has welcomed President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to use the opportunity provided by the Law on Amending Laws on the Law on Pardons. “The VMRO-DPMNE was the first party who publicly stated that the pardons do not adhere to our policies. The VMRO-DPMNE party was the first to propose that the four main political parties send a letter...

Today, the Special Prosecutor's Office (SPO) did not want to make an official comment on the President’s decision to annul the pardons of 22 politicians, as the identity of the 22 politicians is still unknown, said the spokesperson for the SPO, prosecutor Lenche Ristoska to “Meta”. “Our position on the matter is that there is no justification for a selective approach...

The President, Gjorgi Ivanov has made the decision  to annul 22 of the 56 pardons he granted politicians, however, this decision will not come into force today, said Ivanov. As for the rest of the politicians, they will have to submit personal requests for their pardons to be withdrawn. “Today I made a decision to annul the pardons I granted to all politicians...

Political parties and the relevant authorities must urgently address the situation in the interest of the citizens so their country can return to the Euro-Atlantic path. The Przhino Agreement is of great importance. Political leaders must preserve and respect their political agreements and key principles, such as the rule of law, accountability, inclusiveness and credible elections, said the Director...

Today the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti at the EU headquarters in Skopje met with Christian Danielsson, the Director General for Enlargement at the European Commission and EU Ambassador Aivo Orav. DUI stated that at the meeting the main focus was recent developments in the country in implementing reforms and the Przhino Agreement. “DUI is committed and has full confidence on the...

The Przhino Agreement is still a good basis for finding a solution to the political crisis in Macedonia, said in an interview with "Deutsche Welle", the special envoy from the German Foreign Minister, Johannes Haindl, adding that "the April amnesty for politicians granted by President Gjorge Ivanov undermines all efforts and is not in accordance with the Agreement”. "Decisions stemming...

The leader of the SDSM party, Zoran Zaev and Vice President ,Radmila Shekerinska protested alongside the “Colourful Revolution” this evening, and even threw paint and the Ministry of Justice. The police cordon who guarded the Ministry allowed some protesters through, who were armed with paint pistols and sprayed the walls of the building with more colour. “We are here to...

I admitted to throwing paint and stated that I feel no guilt or remorse for my actions, said Uranija Pirovska, who is the Executive Director of the Helsinki Committee after her brief police interview at “Beko” police station. “I believe it is my right as a citizen of this country to protest because of what's happening to the country and...

Several members of the Citizens` Association for Defence of Macedonia (GDOM) appeared outside “Beko” police station at the protest, with banners against Mirjana Najchevska and Uranija Pirovska, where they are meant to be questioned this morning. The police cordon prevented minors from GDOM  approaching the demonstrators from the "Colourful Revolution" but, after a small verbal altercation with the police, they...