Tag: prison

The rapporteur for the Republic of Macedonia in European Parliament, Ivo Vajgl, today, in his statement for the state news agency “MIA” denied that he had said something in the media about the president of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, or he had conveyed something that Gruevski told him during his last visit to Skopje. "As a person I never personified responsibility...

This afternoon, Ljube Boshkoski was released from prison after being incarcerated for five years, “Fokus” has learned. He was arrested on June 5, 2011, outside the restaurant “Vodenica”, for allegedly illegally financing his election campaign. He was sentenced to five years in prison. In the last five years, Boshkoski was only once allowed to leave prison for his mother's funeral. His case...

Zahir Beqiri, known to the public as Chaush, received a two and a half year sentence for forging documents, while his brother Imer Beqiri received a sentence a one year sentence in prison, was today's ruling by the Basic Court Skopje 1. For the criminal charges of manufacturing and supplying arms, the two men were acquitted. Brothers Zahir and Imer Beqiri...

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...

Today, inmates and their relatives will be protesting in front of all the prisons in Macedonia, because President Gjorgi Ivanov has still not responded to their requests to be pardoned. According to reports, the protest is being supported by various NGOs, who are already protesting against Ivanov’s decision to pardon politicians and their close associates, who are mostly under investigation...

The Director of the prison in Bitola "Crn Most", Slavko Gacovski, and the Chief of the Department for Public Relations and Protocol of the Ministry of Interior, Natalija Spirova-Kordic, confirmed for "Meta" that security has been tightened in the prison and they have increased security measures such as more police officers, but not special forces. Director Gacovski confirmed that "Crn...

In appalling conditions in a prison in Detroit, 32-year-old David Stojcevski son of Macedonian immigrants died in custody. David was sentenced to 30 days in jail for a fine of 772 dollars due to careless driving. When he could not pay, he was jailed and on the 17th day he died alone, in one of the cells, naked and in...

The Ombudsman considers it legitimate to collect signatures for determining the status of a law proposing amnesty for prisoners and sees an obstacle to be given the opportunity to implement such a democratic right. Ombudsman recalls its recommendations for reducing overcrowding, and improvement of the health services, and correctional facilities, he also calls for appropriate and timely health care, and...

Former director the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence Zoran Verushevski received a prison sentence of three years for illegal possession of weapons. "Considering the facts and evidence submitted by the Public Prosecution and the defense in the case, as well as a detailed analysis of the closing arguments of the parties, the trial court, after counseling and voting, reach a...

Mile Janakieski, according to Criminal Code , should be sentenced to at least 24 years in prison if it is shown that recordings presented by Zoran Zaev are credible, if they are submitted to public prosecutor and could be used in a transparent and independent judicial proceedings. In few of yesterday's audio recordings, Minister of Transport and Communications...

Basic Court Skopje 1 today passed a final judgment against Z.K., one of the defendants in the case "Puch", after the draft agreement submitted by the Public Prosecutor for prosecution of organized crime. "After submitting draft agreement by the Public Prosecutor for prosecution of organized crime and corruption to the criminal court, judge of prior procedure verify the agreement with...

Tonight Jovan Vranishkovski was released from prison "Idrizovo" after the Court of Appeal rejected the appeal of the prosecution for his parole. "Acting on the appeal of the Public Prosecution for prosecution of organized crime and corruption against the decision of the Criminal Council of the Basic Court Skopje 1 - Skopje for parole of convicted Jovan Vranishkovski, Court of...

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...