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Janeva and Fetai fined 2,000 euros each for calling judge Mihajlova a “criminal” and “falsifier”

Today, Judge Tatjana Mihajlova stopped the court hearing on the case regarding the violence outside the municipality Center in June 2013, in which the former Prime Minister and current leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski, and another 15 people stand accused, and she fined the two prosecutors from the SPO, Katica Janeva and Fatime Fetai 2,000 euros for "contempt of...

UBK refuses to declassify documents for “Fortress 2” case

The Administration of Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) has refused to declassify classified information the Special Prosecutor’s Office proposed as evidence in the "Fortress 2" trial. The court told the SPO to request the declassification of information they had proposed to the court as evidence, but UBK have stated that any declassification of information would have consequences for the security of...

Zaev’s legal team request recusal of prosecutor in “Bribery” case

The trial of the "Bribery" case has still not begun as Zoran Zaev’s legal team have requested the recusal of public prosecutor Vladimir Miloševski. Their reason, is the fact that prosecutor Vladimir Miloševski is under investigation by the SPO regarding several criminal cases. One of Zaev’s lawyers, Jakim Naumov stated that public prosecutor Miloševski is part of a criminal association...

SPO: We aren’t conducting a pre-trial procedure against prosecutor Vladimir Miloshevski

The Special Persecutor’s Office has issued a denial that it is conducting a pre-trial procedure against the public prosecutor at the prosecution for prevention of organized crime and corruption, Vladimir Miloshevski. SPO has confirmed that the political party SDSM has lodged a lawsuit against Miloshevski and other people and that the lawsuit is still investigated. “This public prosecutor has...

Court dismisses “bombs” and protected witness as evidence against Nikola Gruevski and Mile Janakieski

Judge Tatjana Mihajlova, who is also the acting president of the Criminal Court, has dismissed part of the intercepted calls, known as "bombs" and the testimony of a protected witness to be used as evidence in the SPO’s trial against Nikola Gruevski, Mile Janakieski, Daniela Rangelova and 11 other accused of violence outside the municipality Centar in June 2013. Judge...

Even as an Acting President Mihajlova Can Still Continue with the Gruevski’s Prosecution

The election of Tatjana Mihajlova as an acting president of the Basic court Skopje I does not present an obstacle for her to continue with the trial on basis of the indictment by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) regarding the violence that escalated at the municipality of Centar on June 2013, a case where the first who were indicted...

The trial of the “Fortress 2” case did not begin, judge asks SPO for the declassification of the evidence

Instead of the beginning of the trial of the former head of the Fifth Administration, Goran Grujovski and six of his fellow defendants in the case "Fortress 2", today's hearing turned out to be a procedural dispute between prosecutors from the SPO, the court and the defense, on whether classified evidence should be used in the hearing or whether...

The Trial of Mariglen Demiri Has Been Postponed, The Next Hearing Is Set for 24th of January

Today’s trial against the member of Levica and the MP candidate, Mariglen Demiri, was canceled and the hearing is set for the 24th of January next year. The judge Dobrila Kacarska of the Basic court I postponed the trial because the representative of the procurator was late to submit the evaluation of the damage caused by the breaking of the...

Pavle Bogoevski’s Trial Was Postponed for the 21st of December

Today’s hearing for the activist of “The Colorful Revolution” Pavle Bogoevski was postponed until the 21st of December because the defense attorney requested a reasonable deadline to analyze the evidence that was added to the list of evidence. The evidence is the expertise made by the Bureau of court expertise regarding the value of the caused damage of the Ministry...

Zoran Bozinovski called the court a “madhouse” and was fined € 2000

At today's hearing, journalist and owner of the portal "Burevesnik", Zoran Bozinovski, in the case against him, where he is being charged for espionage, blackmail and extortion, was fined € 2,000 for contempt of court and inappropriate behavior. "What I have to say, doesn’t suit you. You are hungry for money. This is a madhouse, not a courthouse. On December...

Gruevski promised, but did not realize he would have to answer all questions to the court related to the “Putsch” case

“I will answer all questions during the court proceedings, which will be public and transparent for the national and international public, and I urge you all to follow the case”. This was a statement made by the former Prime minister and current leader of the VMRO-DPMNE, Nikola Gruevski on January 31st, last year. The same day the Ministry Of...

AJM: Trial Against Bozinovski Is Being Unnecessarily Postponed

The Association of Journalists of Macedonia warns that the trial against journalist Zoran Bozinovski is being postponed unnecessarily, and by doing so, the court is violating his civil rights for a fair trial. "Journalist Zoran Bozinovski has been on a hunger strike for two weeks and demands for his detention to be terminated, and today the court for a second...

Trials May be Scheduled in the Next 8 Days for the Indictments by the SPO, says Janeva

The Court over the next 8 eight days, may schedule a hearing for both proposed indictments submitted yesterday by the SPO, said Special Public Prosecutor, Katica Janeva. “They are the subject of fast-track proceedings, and the deadline for the scheduling is eight days. The court may immediately schedule a hearing within eight days, whenever, we are ready for trial”, said...

Journalist Zoran Bozinovski’s trial postponed

  The Criminal Court, this morning postponed the hearing against the journalist Zoran Bozinovski, who is accused in the "Spy" case ("Spijun") reported "Nova TV". Judge Aleksandra Krstik noted that despite the court having requested the Court of Appeals submit all evidence related to the case by today, the Court of Appeals had failed to do so. Judge Krstik explained that because...

“Divo Naselje” trial postponed, journalists and lawyers were not allowed to enter the court room

The “Divo Naselje” trial which stems from the events of the 9th and 10th of May last year, was postponed again today after court police from the Supreme Court did not allow journalists or lawyers to enter the courthouse where the hearing was meant to take place. The Supreme Court did not have a specific explanation as to why journalists...

“Magyar Telekom” hearing postponed, defendants to be tried in absentia

Today the court case "Magyar Telekom" was postponed again in which defendants are the three former directors of "Macedonian Telecom", Attila Szendrei, Rolf Plath and Zoltan Kishius. As reported by the court, it was decided that the three defendants be tried in absentia. Lawyer, Nenad Janikjevik said he had received authorization from the defendant, Attila Szendrei to represent him at...

Journalists boycotted the court hearing for “Divo Naselje”

Today, journalists were not provided with adequate conditions for following or reporting on the case and trial “Divo Naselje” after the events which unfolded in Kumanovo's settlement of Divo Naselje on May the 9th and 10th of last year. The court announced, that due to national security, the case has been given limited capacity within the courtroom, and there is only enough...

February 9 is the date set for the trial of “Divo Naselje”

February 9 is the date set for the trial of  "Divo Naselje" to begin at the Basic Court Skopje 1. At today's public session to review the indictment on the events in Kumanovo on May 9 and 10 last year, all of the 29 accused of terrorism in the "Divo naselje" pleaded not guilty to the crimes they have been...

The case against Zaev “Potkup” has been postponed

The trial against SDSM leader Zoran Zaev for the case which has been dubbed "Potkup" (meaning Bribery or Bribe), was supposed to start today in the Basic Court Skopje 1, however the case has been postponed. The hearing, reported by "Telma" was postponed because Zaev failed to make an appearance in the courtroom, because he was on an official...

Zaev is not going to appear in the courtroom next Monday

The leader of the Social Democrats (SDSM) Zoran Zaev is not going to appear in front of the Criminal court in Skopje on September 7 when the start of the proceedings of the “Putsch” case was scheduled, said for Meta the spokesperson of SDSM Petre Shilegov. There is no backing down from the position which was made clear earlier- commented...