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Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva and her team have about six months left (until June 4 or June 30!) for opening investigations and filing charges in cases related to the "bombs" released by SDSM, namely from the illegally recorded communications. This is because of the current Law on the SPO, which stipulates that the SPO has 18 months left...

Brussels expects the swift formation of a new broad coalition government and the complete enablement of all conditions for the SPO, says spokeswoman Maja Kocijančić for the European Commission for "Meta", after the statement made by the leader of VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski that he would not agree to an extension of the mandate for the SPO. “The EU looks forward...

The current allocation of sides at the Assembly of Republic of Macedonia, after the early parliamentary elections, won’t allow any party or coalition regardless how it will be assembled (unless a government is made by all parties), will not allow a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. The two-thirds majority i.e. 81 of total number of MPs is necessary for...

As election day approaches, the battle for media appearances has escalated, with it, comes the start of the theft of prime-time media slots and press conference coverage. What follows are just three examples: November 3, 2016 1. Oliver Spasovski announces a press-conference concerning Dime Spasov’s car accident 2. Dime Spasov gives an interview on television, just before the Interior Minister's press conference, at...

Today, the Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva with her whole team entered the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) and from there, she announced that she would not leave until she and her team have finished their job. “We have entered the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence to finally find out who actually conducted the wiretapping, whether it was the UBK or...

Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, is arriving in Skopje tomorrow, and according to the announced agenda, he will be having meetings with the leaders of the four major political parties, signatories to the Pržino Agreement, the Special Prosecutor and representatives from the civil sector. Unlike his previous meetings, what is interesting this time, is...

The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn will be visiting Macedonia next Friday, October 14, Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman for the European Commission, confirmed for “Meta”. According to recent announcements, while in Skopje, Hahn will be meeting the leaders of the largest political parties, with the Special Prosecutor, Katica Janeva and the civil society. The information about Hahn’s...

The measure for detention for one of the suspects in the “Vault” case which was submitted by the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office was denied, announced the Basic Court Skopje 1. The statement indicated that the judge for the preliminary hearing denied the SPO’s request. This afternoon, however, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office then filed a motion for the recusal of the...

The key witness Kosta Krpač  in the Special Public Prosecutor’s case "Vault" on April 27, 2016, around 13:20 pm, was found dead in an apartment on Naroden Front Street in the neighborhood of Kapishtec. The first clues, according to the Interior Ministry, was that his death was a suicide. However, five months since his death, the Public Prosecution, who...

The Special Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a new investigation code-named "Vault",  regarding  financial crimes. Prosecutor Fatime Fetai said that the case is about serious abuse of funds from the budget of the Republic of Macedonia.  “From the evidence obtained for this case, these funds were taken from the budget and were used for personal gain and greed. Currently, the investigation is being...

The second report by the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday at 12:00 will be discussed at a plenary session in Parliament. Parliament's official website shows that a session has been scheduled with only two items on the agenda, one is the SPO’s report and the other is the annual report of the work from the Public Prosecution of Macedonia. The...

On Friday, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office submitted a proposal to the Basic Court Skopje 1 requesting an extension of the measure of house arrest for a third time for the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Taleski, confirmed prosecutor Lence Ristovska from the SPO for “Meta”. “On Friday, we submitted a proposal to the Basic Court Skopje 1, for an extension of the...

Today, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office submitted two proposals for indictments to the Basic Court Skopje 1, says the latest progress report by the SPO, which prosecutors will present to the media today after the progress report generated great interest. The same report by the SPO has to be submitted to Parliament and the Council of Public Prosecutors today. The report did...

As reported yesterday by "Meta" (part 1 of the journalistic investigation into the "Transporter" case, which you can read here). The Special Public Prosecution has new evidence in the “Transporter” case regarding the transportation facilities in which the prime suspect is the Mayor of Bitola Vladimir Taleski, stated the Special Prosecution for “Meta”. According to the information we came across,...

The Special Public Prosecution has new evidence in the “Transporter” case regarding the transportation facilities in which the prime suspect is the Mayor of Bitola Vladimir Taleski, stated the Special Prosecution for "Meta". According to the information we came across, the SPO has submitted thirty new requests for the inspection of documentation in schools in Bitola, the Ministry of...

The good news is that we are here today and the audit reports are finally in the right hands and we can expect justice to be served, stated the Mayor of the Municipality of the Center, Andrej Zernovski, in a statement he gave today at the Special Public Prosecutor's Office in connection with the project "Skopje 2014". He said that...

The Mayor of the Center, Andrej Zernovski on Tuesday, has been called to the Special Prosecutor's Office where he is expected to give a statement about the projects in the DUP (Detailed Urban Plan) "Mal Ring", said the Municipality of the Center. "It's an area in the city center, where there are monuments and buildings from the government project "Skopje...

After yesterday’s questioning of the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Taleski, the Special Public Prosecution has asked the Criminal Court to extend the measure of house arrest, the SPO told our correspondents at “Meta”. Taleski’s house arrest finishes today after it was ruled as a precautionary measure on June 16. The Criminal Court is expected to decide upon the SPO's request at...

US Ambassador to Macedonia, Jess Baily today emphasized that all institutions and political parties should be working towards removing all obstacles so the Special Prosecution’s Office can function normally. “We urge all parties and institutions to work towards removing all obstacles for the SPO. It is very important to establish accountability for the wiretapping and everything which emerges from it. As...

Tonight, activists from the "Colourful Revolution" from outside the Special Prosecutor's Office drew the roman numeral for 1 made up of people and flaming torches and drew the number 1 showing the last day of their deadline. Citizens lined up in three rows, and lit up their torches in perfect synchronization and chanted "You cannot escape prison Nikola!" The "Colourful Revolution" said that...