Tag: pardons

Professor Mirjana Najchevska appeared for her police interview this morning, however, before entering “Beko” police station she threw paint at the entrance of the station. Also, this morning, the Executive Director of the Helsinki Committee Uranija Pirovska is expected at the police station for questioning. Dozens of citizens gathered in front of the police station this morning to show their...

Hundreds of citizens today all part of the “Colourful Revolution” hurled paint at the Government building, the Ministry of Justice and Parliament where they declared that they do not fear police questioning or the police recording them. The protest was held under the motto and banner “We have attitude instead of fear”. Activist Renata Jajoska and SDSM MP Lidia Dimova...

The European Union is following developments regarding the representatives of the Helsinki Committee in Skopje being called for police questioning. “We are closely following developments, however, we are currently not in a position to comment on individual cases”, said a senior EU official for “Meta”, responding to the police interrogations of the top representatives of the Helsinki Committee and professor...

President Gjorge Ivanov still believes that his decision to grant pardons is correct, writes the German newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung". When Ivanov was asked whether he would make the same decision over the pardons again, he replied, “Yes!” “The atmosphere of conflict is the work of the Special Prosecutor's Office. It investigates selectively and only against the ruling party”, said Ivanov,...

Pressure should be directed at the Mafia and Al Capone should not be expected to sit in government, he should go where all criminals go. This was one of the expanded requirements of the movement "I protest" that Bojan Maricic from the Macedonian Center for European Education announced at the protest in front of Parliament. He repeated the protesters' demands for...

We are not afraid! Not even real bullets can kill the idea of the “Colourful Revolution” declared demonstrators united under the civil movement “I Protest”, despite heavy rain in Skopje today. Citizens for a month and a half now have protested against the decision made by President Gjorge Ivanov to pardon politicians and their close associates, reminded everyone why they...

Demonstrators from the “Colourful Revolution” today tore down the protective sheets from the Triumphal Arch “Macedonia” and again hurled paint at it. The white sheet was put up earlier on in the day by city officials to stop protesters from throwing paint at the monument from the controversial project “Skopje 2014”. Before that, while demonstrators passed Parliament they again covered...

Any law that allows us to conduct investigations without obstructions is crucial for us. This was the answer from the Office of the Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva, when we asked for a comment on the amendments made to the Law on Pardons which were passed in Parliament yesterday and signed today by President Gjorge Ivanov. "One of the primary...

The European Commission has been following the latest developments, said EC spokesperson Maja Kocijancic when she was asked to comment by "Meta" journalists on the decision by Parliament on the partial pardons and what measures could be monitored by Brussels. “We are following the latest developments in the country; on this particular issue as expressed in the joint statement by...

DPA leader Menduh Thaci today at the party headquarters in Tetovo met with a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, led by the Director-General for European Cooperation of the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Robert de Groot. The meeting focused on the country's political crisis and the views of the DPA party to overcome the situation and other...

My position is the same as the last statement by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. That means state interests should be placed above politics said the German special envoy Johannes Haindl after meeting with leaders from the DUI and DPA parties, Ali Ahmeti and Menduh Thaci in Tetovo. Yesterday Haindl met with leaders...

This afternoon Parliament expressly and without debate passed amendments to four laws, including the Law on Pardons, which will allow the President to withdraw the pardons for those who require it of him. On the amendments to the Law on Pardons, 63 MPs voted "for" and none voted against. At today's session, express procedures were adopted for the amendments to the...

Today, the German Foreign Office welcomed Parliament's decision to ‘postpone once again’ the elections and calls for the implementation of credible reforms, and the urgent withdrawal of the pardons granted by President Gjorgi Ivanov to a large number of politicians last month. The German Foreign Office made the following statement on Twitter:   https://twitter.com/GermanyDiplo/status/733334511270891520 The statement also adds that Germany’s “special envoy, Ambassador...

The pardons President Ivanov granted on April the 12th, undermine not only the rule of law but also the credibility of the country which is determined to join the EU and NATO, stated Hoyt Brian Yee, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of European Affairs at the US State Department after meeting with representatives of political leaders. “It is especially important...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands aligns itself in full with the statements made yesterday by the European Union and the United States, said a statement sent from the Embassy. “The Netherlands, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, calls upon all parties to now take responsible, decisive and inclusive actions that lead...

Today, two initiatives are expected to be filed in Parliament for President Gjorgi Ivanov to revoke his pardons. The DUI party announced that they will propose amendments to the Law on Pardons, which will allow the President to annul all 56 pardons he granted, or to annul them separately with the request of the persons pardoned. The opposition, SDSM is asking...

Today, civil movements “I Protest” and the “Colourful Revolution” sent a message to Parliament that they will not quit, and that their struggle will last until all of their requirements are met. Activist Pavle Bogoevski said that today, two key things happened. “Firstly, the Constitutional Court finally made the right decision and decided to discuss the constitutionality of the decision made...

With 96 votes "for" and no MPs voted “against” the amendments to the Electoral Code, postponed the election, previously scheduled for June 5. A new date has not been determined as amended. The vote was preceded by a heated debate, which lasted for more than an hour and began by addressing the DUI MP Dzevad Ademi, who said today's decision by...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, today warned that Macedonia should not let its political crisis wreck its hopes of joining the Northern Atlantic Alliance, according to "Reuters" In his first public remarks on the crisis, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged President Gjorge Ivanov to revoke the pardons he granted politicians and their associates. "The door of NATO is still open, but...

The Constitutional Court clears the way for Parliament to reconvene and cancel the elections on June 5, according to a joint statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn. “This is a renewed opportunity for the country to address a number of serious issues at the heart of the prolonged political crisis. The way...