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The use of rubber bullets will be terminated as new amendments are being prepared to the Law on Police
The Ministry of Interior is preparing amendments to the Law on Police, which, among other things, will terminate the use of rubber bullets and electric paralysers for breaking up crowds and violent protests.
Rubber bullets and electric paralysers became part of the police’s equipment with the amendments to the Law on Police, which Parliament voted in with 59 votes in...
MoI has suspended 17 employees because of the violence that occurred at the Parliament
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has started an investigation and has temporarily suspended 17 employees because of the outburst of violence at the Parliament, announced today MoI.
“The Department for inner control, criminal investigations and professional standards at the Ministry of Internal Affairs has begun a disciplinary procedure against 11 police officers and against 4 members of the Unit...
Nuhiu: The police to be put in the service of the citizens and the state sooner
The Ministry of Interior marked the 7th of May, the Day of the Macedonian police within MoI’s premises.
At the celebration were present the Minister of Interior, Agim Nuhiu, the directors of the Public Security Bureau(PSB) and the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), Mitko Chavkov and Vladimir Atanasovski and other MoI’s high ranking officials including relatives of fallen...
The Mayor of Bogovinje, Hazbi Idrizi died of injuries from a firearm
The Mayor the municipality of Bogovinje, Hazbi Idrizi, succumbed to his injuries after he was shot this morning by a firearm, confirmed the clinical centre in Tetovo for "Meta".
According to unofficial sources, the murder was committed by an employee from the municipality, who allegedly, had been fired from his position. After the murder, A.K. attempted to commit suicide, by shooting himself...
Chavkov defends himself: No one informed me that a Parliament Speaker was going to be selected
Mitko Chavkov, Director of the Public Safety Bureau, held a press conference this afternoon and gave his view on yesterday’s events in Parliament. He complained that he hadn’t been informed that a Parliament Speaker was going to be declared, and said that the police had no information or reports of any possible incidents. He stressed that they would need...
Nuhiu: MOI and Chavkov are responsible for the chaos at Parliament and I’m stepping down
The Minister of Interior, Agim Nuhiu, condemned the incidents at Parliament and said that certain parts of the ministry’s structures did not do their jobs properly and they will be held responsible.
He said that as minister, he had insisted on the creation of the operational headquarters since the protests started, and it included some of the MOI's high-ranking officials.
“The...
Police use stun-grenades to push out the protesters from Parliament
Special police units began pushing off the protesters that "stormed" the Parliament, two hours after violence broke out at the Parliament building. At Parliament, the sound of stun-grenades can be heard. According to available information, the electricity, and the lights are out in the Parliament.
A large number of protesters began to move and to exit from the main entrance.
The...
OSCE calls for the violence to stop, and the police to ensure safety
The chief of OSCE mission in Macedonia, Nina Suomalainen, through its Twitter profile has called upon for stopping the violence at the Parliament, and the police to secure the MPs' safety.
"Tense situation Skopje. Violent acts should be ceased, police need to ensure the safety of parliament & MPs." wrote Suomalainen on its twitter profile.
https://twitter.com/ninasuomalainen/status/857658079453818880
Chavkov: MEPs arriving tomorrow will have a free and safe passage to the Parliament
Tomorrow, MEPs will have free and safe passage to Parliament, said the Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Mitko Chavkov in a statement for "Deutsche Welle".
Tomorrow at noon, at the Parliament a coordination of the parliamentary political parties will happen for forming a commission for elections and naming, as a basis for continuing the constitutive session for an...
Zaev: Experts are against changing national symbols, banknotes and uniforms
Bank notes are used throughout the whole country, and writing in another language on them, apart from Macedonian goes against the Constitution”, said the leader of SDSM, Zoran Zaev while answering a reporter's question after the presentation of the new government's program.
This, said Zaev, was the position of constitutional experts the party had consulted. This also applies for police...
Masked men threw Molotov cocktails at the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet in Bitola
Four masked men hurled two Molotov cocktails at the Museum of the Albanian Alphabet in Bitola. The incident occurred early this morning, around 4:00 am, confirmed the management at the museum. According to employees at the museum, the perpetrators wanted to burn down the whole building, but failed.
The Bitola police department confirmed that the incident has been recorded and...
The accused entered Kumanovo “to hold a press conference about the unimplemented Framework Agreement”
The political problems of the Albanians and the unimplemented Ohrid Framework Agreement was the reason Kumanovo armed group arrived in Macedonia and in Divo Naselje, said Sami Ukshini, the prime suspect for the events of the 9th and 10th of May, 2015 at today’s hearing.
When the prosecution asked how the group planned to assist in the implementation of the...
City of Ohrid completely shut down as suspects in “Divo Naselje” case are transferred to Ohrid
Last night in the centre of Ohrid, around the building of the Sector of Internal Affairs, there was a heavy police guard presence, which sparked anxiety and talk among the city’s citizens.
For two days, the street and the parking in front of the Ohrid Sector of Internal Affairs, the prison and infront of Ohrid’s fire station, have been blocked,...
Spasovski: Tonight we will know who will be the new minister and deputy ministers
The General-Secretary from the SDSM and former Minister of Interior, Oliver Spasovski refused today, to disclose the names of ministers and deputy ministers who will be appointed by the SDSM for the interim government which will organise the parliamentary elections. He would not comment whether he would again be the old-new Minister of Interior.
“Tonight, the highest organs of the...
Havoc in Cento during storm as people jumped from balconies to save their lives
Emergency services helped a middle-aged woman to safety after home in Cento was flooded. Members of the woman’s family said that she had jumped from her balcony to escape the flooding of her home after last night's storm.
Neighbours say the situation on Alija Avdovic Street was the worst. All houses, gardens, basements and the street have been severely flooded....
Macedonians living in the USA have reported fraud over flights worth up to 270.000 denars
Two Macedonians living in Indiana, USA, reported to the Prilep police they had been conned by the owner of the travel agency "Travel Tales", Jasmina Jordanoska-Chebrenska, who allegedly offered them cheap flights, "Meta" has learned.
In fact, according to them, the offer came through the singer Elena Jovcevska from Prilep, who performed for the Macedonian community in the United States. Jovcevska,...
Government believes ammendments are practical in controling policing prior to Elections
With amendments to the Law on Internal Affairs, which proposes the State Secretary in the Ministry of Interior to be appointed by the Government, and with the already adopted amendments to the Law on Policing, the government wants to tie the hands of the new Minister, who would be the Head of the Interior Ministry during the election campaign,...
Bitola Police Make Unannounced Visits to Check if Taleski is Home
The police in Bitola have checked several times so far to see if Mayor Vladimir Taleski is at home since yesterday at 12 am when the measure of house arrest was formally implemented after the Criminal Court came to their decision.
The spokesperson for the police department in Bitola, Sanja Stamatova, said police found Taleski at home, in his apartment...
The “Colourful Revolution” blocked several crossroads in the centre of Skopje
Citizens who protest and are part of the "Colourful revolution" and civil initiative "I protest" at 12:00 noon, blocked several crossroads in Skopje. The crossroads at “Bit Pazaar”, the Red Cross and Saint Clement of Ohrid, (the main Macedonian Orthodox Church in Skopje) were blocked by people carrying Macedonian flags and several vehicles with signs that read, "#I protest".
"This...
Najchevska: We caught them stealing and murdering, so they want to stop us demanding for accountability
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...
