Tag: SPO

At tonight’s protest, there was a small clash between the ‘Rapid Deployment Unit’ and demonstrators from the “Colourful Revolution” when the protesters attempted to demolish the monument dedicated to Prometheus, which was part of the infamous “Skopje 2014” project and is located in the Woman-Warrior Park. Demonstrators began to move the protective scaffolding from around the monument. They then tied...

The Special Public Prosecution is on a mission to blacken our name and discredit the VMRO-DPMNE and help the SDSM, reckons the leader of the ruling party VMRO-DPMNE. He also added that the SPO, by doing so, have ruined their own credibility. “The press conference held by the Special Public Prosecution’s Office was full of empty charges and case files...

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...

Evidence has surfaced that judicial staff has been acting on orders from judges, in the involvement of the implementation of political instructions in order to protect suspects involved in cases brought by the Special Public Prosecutor, it was reported today by the Macedonian service of "Deutsche Welle", who cited judicial sources within the country. "Deutsche Welle" also reports that this...

The “Colourful Revolution” calls upon all open minded citizens to join them for a mass protest on Monday at 19:00 outside the Special Public Prosecutor's Office, because according to them, they have an obligation to save the SPO from the shackles of the Government. "This corrupt and criminal government have been given more than enough time to react and to...

The initiative for assessing the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) which is a key requirement of the"Colourful Revolution," has not been placed as an item on today's agenda nor the next session of the Constitutional Court, scheduled for June 22. The agenda for the next session of the Constitutional Court, published today, will again...

Supporters of the “Colourful Revolution” remain optimistic that their demands will be met by the deadline, which is June 18. Today, they blocked three bridges in the capital city, Skopje, Goce Delchev Bridge, Freedom Bridge, and Mother Teresa Bridge, reminding the authorities of the deadline, their demands. https://twitter.com/meta_agency/status/743391456606334976 When asked by journalists on their thoughts that one of their demands, the Constitutional...

Almost certainly, Constitutional Judges at tomorrow's session will consider the initiative on the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor's Office, which is one of the key demands of the citizens, organized by civil movements "I protest" and the "Colourful Revolution." The Constitutional Court told journalists at "Meta" that there will be no changes made to the agenda...

The two preconditions have been fulfilled, which we had created and believed necessary for a leaders’ meeting, to conduct quick, fair, free and democratic elections, said the spokesperson for the SDSM, Petre Shilegov. “Two of the preconditions have been fulfilled, and that was delaying the elections due to unfulfilled conditions and the annulment of the presidential pardons. Therefore, now, there...

The Constitutional Court will rule on the initiative for assessing the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor's Office, reported "Telma" TV. After the case sat in storage in a draw, for a long 8 months, it has finally been assigned to a reporting judge. It may be found on the daily agenda for sessions as early as Wednesday. Experts...

The Constitutional Court today announced the agenda for their next session, which will be held on Wednesday. Including the proposed items that will be on the agenda, there will be no discussion on the constitutionality and legality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor's Office. United civil movements “I protest” and the “Colourful Revolution”, and the opposition, the SDSM, have...

55 percent of citizens believe that the former Prime Minister and leader of the VMRO-DPMNE party, Nikola Gruevski, is not doing a good job and does not deserve to be re-elected, and 33 percent believe he deserves another chance as Prime Minister, shows new research conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI). Gruevski, from having 66 percent support in June...

Demonstrators from the "Colourful Revolution” on their Facebook profile published a new call for protests tomorrow at 18:00 in front of the Special Prosecutor's Office. "Citizens, we invite you on Friday, 10th of June at 18:00 to gather for a massive protest in front of our fortress - The Special Prosecutor's Office, to tell the authorities that we are counting...

Surveys conducted by several agencies for research on the public opinion show diametrically opposed differences with citizens opinions in terms of ratings, trust and confidence in the Special Prosecutor’s Office and prosecutor Katica Janeva. The newest survey by the International Republican Institute (IRI) who are based in Washington says that 63 percent of the respondents support the Special Prosecutor’s Office...

The political instability in Macedonia is escalating, and the trust in the state institutions is decreasing, says a report from a survey conducted on a national level done by the International Republican Institute (IRI), reports the “Voice of America”. The pessimism surrounding the political crisis, it seems, is a challenge from the government’s behaviour in regards to the wiretapping scandal...

The Constitutional Court has to confirm the constitutionality of the Law on the Special Public Prosecution and all citizens who were detained during protests have to be released, said the SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev today at a press conference, as a condition, for negotiations between the parties to resume talks and begin to prepare for parliamentary elections. He asked...

In an interview with the portal “Euractiv”, European Commissioner, Johannes Hahn said that the Przhino Agreement has to be fully implemented. “I would constantly withdraw what we expected from political leaders in the country: the full implementation of the Przhino Agreement, which political leaders reached last summer, and that still remains in force, the serious work in reforming the rule...

The special envoy sent from Germany, Johannes Haindl to help with the political crisis will be visiting Macedonia on Tuesday. He will be meeting the leaders of the main political parties, and signatories to the Przhino Agreement. This will be Haindl’s third visit to Macedonia in the last month or so. During his last visit, on May 19, he asked the parties...

“We expect and believe that the President will honour his constitutional obligations and will enable the realization of the rule of law. We still expect an answer to the question we have asked the President, regarding where and how Ivanov acquired information on our confidential cases”, said Lenche Ristovksa, spokeswoman, and prosecutor at the Special Prosecutor's Office. She noted that investigations...

Tomorrow, the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office will hold a press conference at 10:00am. The letter from the office of the Special Public prosecutor, Katica Janeva did not specify the topic of the press conference. At the last press conference on April 21, the SPO officially opened the case “TNT” which refers to the demolition of the building “Cosmos” owned by...