Tag: Special Public Prosecution

Yesterday and today, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office have been trying to verify and determine whether the wiretapping systems, which are active in the Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), and were further misused or used for unlawful interception of communications. The court orders which allowed the SPO to enter UBK are related to the documentation and the book records...

We discussed the problems we faced in the past, said Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva after meeting with European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, today at the EU Info-Centre in Skopje. Janeva said she was pleased with the conversation. “We talked about how we will function in the future and how we will continue with our activities”,...

The European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, assessed the meeting with Prime Minister, Emil Dimitriev as constructive and comprehensive. As Hahn wrote on his “Twitter” account, the pair discussed the fulfillment of the conditions for credible elections, the implementation of the urgent reform priorities and the support of the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/786833293526372352 https://twitter.com/JHahnEU/status/786833990598746112 Earlier,...

Civil society organizations at the meeting with European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, explained their views on how to resolve the political crisis. Representatives from various NGOs said it was necessary to establish an independent judicial department to process the cases of the Special Public Prosecutor's Office (SPO), but for this to be feasible, they believe it...

Submitting legislation for the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) in Parliament as an ordinary procedure, opens the possibility of consultations and coordination between the parties in the home of legislation, but with the guarantors of the Pržino Agreement (The European Union and the United States etc.) about accepting the proposed changes. This is the main idea for having the...

Without amendments to the Law on Witness Protection, it makes the work of the Special Public Prosecutor's Office difficult, said the SPO, after today's session of Parliament where the ruling majority did not support the proposed amendments to the SPO (for extending the time for investigations) and the Law on Witness Protection. "Without adopting changes to the Law on Witness...

The SPO told "Meta" that they will surely appeal the decision on the measure of detention for one of the suspects in the "Vault" case. The appeal by the SPO should be reviewed and considered by a three-member council of the Criminal Court, which within 48 hours should decide whether to confirm the decision made by the judge of...

At today’s press conference, Special Prosecutor, Fatime Fetai presented the first two indictments by the SPO. One is for destroying documentation connected to the equipment used for the illegal wiretapping, the second is for violence outside the Municipality of the Centre which occurred in June of 2016. Even though Fetai did not disclose the identity of the accused, and their...

The Special Prosecutor’s Office from the beginning of September, will continue their work from their new premises on Franklin Roosevelt Street, where final touches are being made to the building, the SPO confirmed for “Meta”. “The final touches are being made to the new construction, and the moving of offices is already in motion. We expect to continue our work...

The Special Prosecutor's office expects the relevant institutions, or to be more precise, Parliament, to take notice of the need for amending the Law regarding the SPO, and to extend the deadline of 18 months in which to complete investigations as well as file charges against all suspects, the SPO has told "Meta". According to them, the period of 18...

The Special Prosecutor’s Office are conducting a “political and media circus”, said Silvana Boneva on Monday, a VMRO-DPMNE representative, who sits on the State Election Commission (SEC) while she was leaving the SPO building. Boneva alluded to news crews who were waiting outside the SPO building, that this was her interpretation of why there so many from the media...

The ratings agency “Fitch” has downgraded Macedonia’s credit rating from BB+ to BB, reported “Reuters”. The downgrade of the country’s credit rating according to “Reuters” is because of the recent increase in allegations of corruption, this was confirmed by “Fitch” in their words it was due to “shortcomings in the standards of good governance”. Furthermore, another reason for the downgrade in...

After the former Minister of Interior, Gordana Jankuloska requested her interview be postponed, the Special Prosecutor’s Office pointed out to her that she does have the right to all documentation and evidence against her, before she gives a statement, the SPO told “Meta”. Jankuloska invoked her right to look at the evidence against her, before giving a statement, which was...

Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, today announced that in the upcoming period, the SPO will have an increase of people frequenting their offices regarding their cases. In a written statement, they added that they would not reveal specific details because of the confidentiality of preliminary investigations. “In the upcoming period, there will be an increase in the frequency of people at...

Three investigators from the Special Prosecutor's Office this morning arrived in the Municipality of Bitola, to inspect the implementation of Mayor Vladimir Taleski’s house arrest, we have learned. The Special Prosecutor's Office confirmed for "Meta" that their investigators are in fact in the Municipality of Bitola. They say that they are there to see if there are any flaws in the...

The Criminal Council from the Basic Court Skopje 1 has accepted the request from the Special Public Prosecution and has extended the measure of house arrest for the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Taleski for another 30 days, stated the Criminal Court this afternoon. “The Criminal Council of the Basic Court Skopje 1, acting on a proposal by the Prosecution to...

The Mayor of Bitola Vladimir Taleski, charged in the "Transporter" case, was meant to have appeared for questioning at the Special Prosecutor's Office today, however, he did not show up. To be more precise, last Friday, the SPO asked the Criminal Court in Skopje that the Mayor be transported from his home in Bitola, where he is under house...

The judge has rejected the request from the Special Prosecutor's Office and did not determine precautionary measures to the commander of the "Alfa" police unit, Ivica Antevski - Puki, and five of his fellow colleagues who are also suspects in the "Torture" case, announced the Criminal Court on Thursday. It took nearly 24 hours for the court to announce the...

The eventual formation of special departments is expedient and rational, said the Special Public Prosecution’s Office to our correspondents at “Meta”, in connection with the initiatives for the establishment of special departments within the courts and the MOI, for the cases led by the SPO. The SPO have said they will not comment further on these issues because, according to...

The Skopje Prosecution Office after three months still regards the case into Kosta Krpač’s death as “ongoing” after he was found dead in his apartment in Kapishtec with a gun wound to the chest. The Prosecution on June 2 stated that the investigation had shown that his death was a suicide, however, they are still looking into the circumstances regarding...