Tag: spo
Macedonia 05.06.23 | 11:46

If the Supreme Court decides that abolition is valid in the case “Transporter”, then it will be valid for all other cases of the SPO

If the Supreme Court’s decision on the case Transporter is that the abolition bestowed by the former President Gjorgje Ivanov is valid, it will be a clear indicator what direction will the Strasbourg Court on Human Rights’ decisions take. What is most important is that the Supreme Court’s...

Macedonia 29.05.23 | 08:10

Holland froze a large project related to the Judicial Council – for them, it is an illegitimate body

Holland put to rest a project related to the Judicial Council, which turned into an illegitimate body, says the ambassador of the country to Macedonia, Dirk Jan Kop. Asked about the situation within the judicial system, Ambassador Kop said that the issue is central to Holland, hence it monitors it very...

Macedonia 22.12.21 | 21:55

Deskovski: The Special Prosecutor’s campaign ended in a fiasco

The anti-corruption campaign led by the Special Prosecutor’s Office turned into a fiasco, says law professor Toni Deskovski, who was a strong supporter of the SDSM led Colored Revolution and is the husband of former SDSM appointed Education Minister Renata Deskovska. In a social media comment published...

Macedonia 19.11.21 | 14:09

One of Katica Janeva’s prosecutors is also under an investigation

State prosecutors have opened an investigation into the conduct of prosecutor Bujar Rustemi, Republika has learnt. Rustemi leads several high profile politically motivated cases initiated by the now fully disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) which he was part of. According to the information...

Macedonia 28.07.21 | 14:52

Skopje Appeals Court overturns the sentences in a rare case filed against DUI party officials

The Skopje Appeals Court overturned the sentence against two DUI party officials – Ismet Guri and Ejup Alimi – who faced three and a half years in prison for destroying election materials. The case against them was initiated by the Special Prosecutor’s Office – the highly politicized...

Macedonia 09.07.21 | 13:23

Trials in SPO’s cases “Talir”, “Trajectory” and “Spanish Steps” to return to beginning

All trials where the judge is Goran Bosevski or is part of the trial counsel have been postponed until the appointment of a new judge, the Basic Criminal Court informed. Today’s trial in the “Trajectory” case in relation to the procedure for selection of a company for the construction...

Macedonia 22.04.21 | 12:33

Prosecutor Fatime Fetai, one of the faces of the Colored Revolution, denied promotion to the organized crime unit

The Council of public prosecutors voted against appointing Fatime Fetai to the organized crime unit. Fetai was one of the three most recognizable faces of the now completely disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Unit, along with Katica Janeva and Lence Ristovska. The Council decided to appoint Fetai as...

Macedonia 05.01.21 | 15:43

VMRO-DPMNE files criminal charges over the enormous bonuses of SPO prosecutors

Katica Janeva, the special public prosecutor, although she adopted a Rulebook on determining and paying bonuses, did not comply with the laws and special acts, and unjustifiably paid bonuses to the SPO employees in the amount of 282,896,000 denars, or about 4.6 million euros for which there is no legal...

Macedonia 06.10.20 | 12:56

ECHR investigates cases of political persecution by the Zaev regime

After several days of leaks and uncertainty, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg confirmed that it is working on the cases initiated by several victims of political driver persecution in Macedonia. The cases resolve around the charges filed by the now thoroughly disgraced Special Prosecutor’s...

Economy 05.10.20 | 22:10

Arsovski: There is no money for laptops for students, and there is 4 million euros for the non-existent SPO

Monday’s edition of the “24 Analysis” debate show on TV 24 hosted VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimce Arsovski, who together with Minister Bekteshi and Aziri from the Alliance for Albanians talked about the budget review, as well as the harmful policies that the government under the baton of...

Macedonia 04.10.20 | 15:16

The court in Strasbourg ruled: SPO trials fail, the abolition is valid!

Vecer.mk has learned that the Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has decided that the abolition of the then President Gjorgji Ivanov, from April 2016, which pardoned 54 people from persecution – is valid, is not and cannot be withdrawn or revoked. Thus, most of the cases that are now in the trial...

Macedonia 29.09.20 | 15:14

SPO unlawfully paid 4.5 million euros for bonuses

At the request of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption, the State Audit Office conducted an audit of the salaries and bonuses distributed in the former SPO during the period between 2015 and 2019. The State Audit Office’s report shows that the 2015 bonuses exceeded the...

Macedonia 27.09.20 | 23:44

Janeva’s prosecutors continue their campaign against Mile Janakieski

After several days of non-stop hearings, the court will tomorrow resume the trial over the 2013 protests in the Centar municipality. Prosecutors withdrew their charges against most of the defendants, most controversially, the turncoat former VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Daniela Rangelova, leaving...

Macedonia 26.08.20 | 13:17

Skopje court continues SPO case against Mijalkov for warrantless wiretapping

A court in Skopje continued the trial of former security chief Saso Mijalkov, in the case Target – Fort, initiated by the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The SPO charged Mijalkov, former Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska and other police officials of warrantless wiretapping. The...

Macedonia 24.08.20 | 23:14

Milososki says the charges filed against him are part of Zaev’s campaign of intimidation against people who reveal his crimes

Anoter attempt by the Zaev clan to go after their opponents and people who reveal their criminal activities – this is how VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Antonio Milososki responded to today’s announcement from state prosecutors that they are filing charges against him. The charges stem from...

Macedonia 05.08.20 | 18:55

Pendarovski won’t apologize to the former SPO staff for saying that their institution was a huge disappointment

President Stevo Pendarovski refused to apologize to the former employees of the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. During his Ilinden speech Pendarovski, who was a great supporter of the SPO and its chief prosecutor Katica Janeva during the Colored Revolution, noted how the institution disappointed...

Macedonia 30.06.20 | 15:21

Law that protects Zaev from wiretaps and abolishes Janeva’s SPO goes into effect

The PPO law on state prosecutors officially entered into force today. The law was adopted in a scandalous procedure, with extensive pressure aimed against members of Parliament, who were ordered to vote twice after first rejecting the law. Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was...

Macedonia 28.04.20 | 15:35

Constitutional Court stops Government attempt to pay off former employees of disgraced prosecutor Katica Janeva

The Constitutional Court decided to order a stopping measure against the Government decree to pay back salaries to the employees of the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The decree was given by the interim Government led by Oliver Spasovski, using the executive power that was given to it to...

Macedonia 22.04.20 | 17:43

Constitutional Court is looking into scandalous Government decree to pay money to the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office

The Constitutional Court issued a press release confirming that it has initiated a procedure to look into a scandalous decree issued by the SDSM led Government. The decree, issued using the emergency powers given to the Government, pays back wages and bonuses to the employees of the disgraced Special...

Macedonia 14.04.20 | 15:50

VMRO-DPMNE demands that the money given to Janeva’s prosecutors is used to buy protective gear for doctors and nurses

VMRO-DPMNE submitted a challenge before the Constitutional Court, after the SDSM led Government adopted a decree to pay back salaries and bonuses to the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The move shocked the public, given that the SPO office was dissolved amid scandal, after it was revealed...

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