14 April 2016
There is a real threat of the physical liquidation of the two party leaders, said President Ivanov at a joint interview with several chief editors of Macedonian television stations in his cabinet. He said he can not name names, but that the competent agencies and services know the identity of these people, and are informed about […]
14 April 2016
“Once again, I want to strongly dissociate myself and the party from the Presidents decision. It is not consistent with our efforts and it helps the SDSM. The VMRO-DPMNE position on the Presidents decision, is that it is criminal, and he will have to take responsibility. No one in the VMRO-DPMNE feels guilty and no-one wants […]
14 April 2016
The Special Public Prosecution (SPP) have opened a new investigation under the name ‘Transporter’, which will be investigating serious abuse of power in the transportation fo students involving 22 people, including the Mayor of Bitola, Vladimir Taleski and the President of Municipal Commission for Public Procurement. At today’s press conference, prosecutor Fatime Fetai announced that […]
13 April 2016
The group of protesters arrived in front of the Public Office of the President Gjorge Ivanov in the city center and bombarded the building with eggs. Protesters threw a smoke bomb, however, it did not cause any damage. Citizens threw stones at the office as well. Police did not allow the protesters to approach the […]
13 April 2016
The United States is deeply concerned by President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to pardon people under investigation connected to the scandal with the intercepted calls, wrote the US State Department in reaction to the whole affair. “If implemented, this decision will protect corrupt officials and deny justice to the people of Macedonia. It will also further […]
13 April 2016
Dutch Ambassador Wouter Plomp yesterday also reacted to the decision of President Ivanov to grant amnesty and pardons to politicians. “Accountability is key for resolution of political conflict, for Przino and beyond. Impunity cannot be the answer. SPO needs full support. “Plomp wrote on Twitter. Accountability is key for resolution of political conflict, for Przino […]
13 April 2016
The protest against the decision of the President of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov, to pardon all politicians who have investigations or judicial proceedings against them, continues today at 18:00 and is scheduled outside the premises of the Special Prosecution Office. In the announcement on “Facebook” it states: “We will continue to assemble peacefully to support the SPP […]
13 April 2016
EU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn this morning held an urgent meeting with the mediators of the Przhino Agreement, MEPs Richard Howitt, Ivo Vajgl and Eduard Kukan on yesterday’s decision by President Gjorge Ivanov to stop the trials of political leaders. Howitt wrote on Twitter about the meeting and said in addition to […]
12 April 2016
Today’s decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop trials of politicians puts into question Macedonia’s commitment to promoting the rule of law, said the European Commission tonight. “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has committed itself to promoting the rule of law and fighting impunity. Against this background, today’s decision by President Ivanov on the pardoning […]
12 April 2016
The Embassy of the United States to Macedonia, expressed concern over the latest decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to stop all court procedures and cases against politicians in Macedonia. “We are seeking further detail and clarification. The president’s statement however raises serious concerns about Macedonia’s commitment to the rule of law”, reads the statement from the […]
12 April 2016
The violation of the Przhino Agreement will have serious consequences, said today MEP Richard Howitt to “Meta” who was instrumental in brokering the Przino Agreement. “Politicians in Brussels are urgently studying and consulting on all the latest developments in Skopje and can only warn of the very serious consequences if any party or individual is deemed to […]
12 April 2016
The British Embassy in Macedonia demanded an explanation from President Ivanov regarding his decision to suspend the trials that are being conducted against politicians. “The President’s statement this afternoon needs clarification. If the decision to pardon politicians extends to investigations of the allegations contained in the wiretap recordings, then that would be a matter of […]
9 April 2016
If the Special Public Prosecution stops working and they return the intercepted calls to the SDSM, Zoran Zaev will continue to publish “bombs” said Zaev , while responding to reporters today after signing the platform for a ‘Democratic Macedonia’. “If the SPP is shut down or abolished, and they return the intercepted materials to the […]
8 April 2016
Before the dissolution of Parliament, which was announced late Wednesday night by President of the Parliament, Trajko Veljanoski, they did not complete their obligations to the SPP. MPs did not even review the SPP’s initiative to amend the Law on Witness Protection, and did not adopt any of the recommendations from the Venice Commission regarding the law […]
6 April 2016
At midnight today, the President of Parliament Trajko Veljannoski should be discussing the dissolution of Parliament, allowing the required 60 days before elections, as provided for by the Electoral Code. In July, the leaders of the four main political parties, all agreed at Przino, that the political opposition would return to their seats in Parliament, […]
30 March 2016
The Special Public Prosecution have filed criminal charges for a new investigation code-named “Fortress” (Tvrdina). Prosecutor Lence Ristovska stated that in this investigation , five officials, and Directors from the Interior Ministry are among the suspected, who abused their official positions of office, when in the first half of 2015, they destroyed all the equipment for […]
28 March 2016
Katica Janeva, the Special Public Prosecutor at today’s press conference announced a new investigation her office has opened under the code-name “Tortura.” As explained by prosecutor Fatime Fetai, the case “Tortura” is in connection with the arrest of the President of a United Macedonia, Ljube Boskovski. The proposed case is an investigation against 7 persons […]
23 March 2016
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, today in a statement clarified her previous statement about her comment on the legitimacy of the institutions, and claims it was aimed at pointing out the importance of the SPP’s investigations on “the role of fair and democratic elections, and in building institutions and their legitimacy”, it was not aimed […]
23 March 2016
Katica Janeva’s statement that “the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) has evidence in the case “Titanic” that the President, Constitutional Judges and MPs are illegitimate,” has caused a huge backlash, and heated reactions. Today terms and opinions have been mentioned such as “change of function”,”destruction of the sovereignty of the state”, and that Janeva has committed […]
22 March 2016
In the evidence from the Special Public Prosecution (SPP) in the case “Titanic,” it appears that the choice of the countries President, Constitutional Judges and MPs is under a question mark and all these institutions are illegitimate, said Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva , when asked to comment on the decision by the Constitutional Court about the Amnesty […]
