At today’s hearing of the “Bribery” case, prime minister Zoran Zaev said that he does not feel guilty because he is convinced that the indictment against him, fabricated in the period when he was the leader of the opposition, would come into question during the upcoming court proceedings.
“In conjunction with the Prosecution, they have drafted an indictment with malicious intent, to prevent me from any political action. It will be proven that the “Bribery” charge is pointless”, Zaev told the court.
According to him, it was done deliberately through a secret agent and the Ministry of Interior to achieve a certain goal, for him, as the leader of the opposition at the time, to stop the project “The Truth about Macedonia”, ie the publication of the “bombs”.
He expects that once the evidence is reviewed, it will be proven that the case is actually about the collection of donations for the Cathedral Church in Strumica and that the purpose for his calls to the businessmen, were to donate for the construction of that temple, which was accepted by them.
Zaev also said that through the recording, which was not fully disclosed to the public, it will be proven that he had absolutely no intention of accepting a bribe. He asked the court to provide access to the public for all the evidence that will be used in the hearings. He also asked that the court schedule the hearing as soon as possible.
