Friday, 15 March 2019
News 15.03.19 | 23:27

Mickoski in Negotino: Prison sentences of two centuries do not bring justice – it’s injustice!

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski met Friday evening with Negotino citizens, and the main topic of the conversation with was the verdict passed by the ‘Kacarska judiciary’, with 16 defendants in “27 April” case being sentenced to a total of 211 years in prison. Today we saw...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 22:32

Mickoski: Krivolak residents fight for survival

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE met Friday with the residents of Krivolak. He informed about the meeting on Facebook, after which he concluded that people are disappointed and furious about everything that is happening in the country. As the main reasons for people’s disappointment, Mickoski pointed out...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 22:04

Court orders detention for all 16 defendants in ‘April 27’ case

The Criminal Council of the Skopje Court ordered detention for all 16 defendants in the April 27, 2017 Parliament storming case, who were sentenced Friday to a total of 211 years in prison. Sentences ranging from 7 to 15 years in prison were handed to sixteen of the seventeen defendants.  Opera singer...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 21:11

MANU makes a decision to change its name

The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts has accepted the Government’s suggestions for its name change, TV Alfa reported. The presidency of the Academy has made a decision to change its name, internal sources told the television. The assembly on which the name change will be confirmed should...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 20:38

Anti-corruption commission to check President Ivanov’s property

President Gjorge Ivanov thanked Friday the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption for initiating a procedure to check his property. President Ivanov says that he honestly entered politics and honestly will come out at the end of his second term. We encourage the State Commission for Prevention...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 19:24

For those who were with me in the most difficult time and for the close who became distant

Opera singer Igor Durlovski is the only defendant who was released in the “April 27” case. The Judicial Council, headed by judge Dobrila Kacarska, decided that singing the national anthem is not terrorism and dismissed the charges against Durlovski. When freedom is slavery and happiness is...

Economy 15.03.19 | 18:46

Agreement to eliminate double taxation with Greece

The Federation of Industries of Greece has sent a letter to country’s Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, urging for the signing of an agreement with our country to eliminate double taxation, Greek media report The Federation believes the agreement “will be a strong incentive to boost the...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 18:09

Siljanovska-Davkova: The man who opened the Parliament’s doors walks free

Following Friday’s verdict in the “27 April” case, the presidential candidate of the opposition said on social media that the fact remains that Macedonia is divided, with ruined institutions and without a sense of justice. After the selective amnesty and the instrumentalized alteration...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 17:18

AA: Alimi should’ve been rewarded, not punished with 7 years in prison

The Alliance for Albanians announced an appeal to all legal instances of the verdict with which Abdulfeta Alimi was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his involvement in the 27 April events. Although the decisions of the court and the verdicts are not commented in a democratic country, North Macedonia...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 16:46

Cento: You convicted me, history will set us free

Jane Cento, who was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison in the “27th April” case, did not ask for bail until the verdict is validated, because, as he said, there will certainly be an official note that will bring him back in custody. Jane Cento was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a...

Balkans 15.03.19 | 16:27

Erdogan inaugurates Europe’s biggest city hospital

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated Europe’s biggest city hospital in the capital Ankara on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. Erdogan attended the opening ceremony of Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, the world’s third biggest hospital which was constructed in one-go. “As we did in the...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 15:51

Janusev: The killers from Smilkovsko Lake walk free while the defendants from April 27th are sentenced as terrorists

VMRO-DPMNE Secretary General Igor Janusev said that the sentences handed in the April 2017 trial are the result of a “politically staged process” and the ultimate injustice. It is clear that these draconian sentences are used in pre-election purposes. They are the result of Zoran Zaev’s...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 15:44

Zaev personally announced the process against Mitko Cavkov

The 18 years long prison sentence handed to former Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov by judge Dobrila Kacarska was announced by Zoran Zaev a day after the 2017 incident in the Parliament. Bolstered by support from the US State Department and the EU foreign policy chief, Zaev then announced that his party...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 15:26

Xhaferi will publish some of the laws rejected by Ivanov, will return most of them to Parliament

Following President Gjorge Ivanov’s refusal to sign laws passed through Parliament stamped with the name “Republic of North Macedonia”, Speaker Talat Xhaferi said that those laws adopted with a two thirds majority will be sent to the Official Gazette for publication, while the rest...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 15:09

Pardoned members of Parliament unavailable to comment on Kacarska’s sentences

Krsto Mukoski and Saso Vasilevski, two of the three members of Parliament who were charged and then pardoned in the April 2017 trial, ignored phone calls today and would not comment on the extremely high sentences given by judge Dobrila Kacarska to the other defendants. Sixteen defendants were sentenced...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 15:06

As President, Siljanovska will work to reverse violations of human rights contained in the Prespa treaty

Opposition candidate Gordana Siljanovska said that, if elected President, she will work to reverse the Prespa treaty and anull the articles which violate human rights. We already have reviews from international experts about the Prespa treaty and the public knows their positions. They dared to say that...

Economy 15.03.19 | 14:31

Zaev denies that Minister Carovska is on the way out after her latest fight with DUI

Zoran Zaev denied reports that his Labour and Welfare Minister Mila Carevska is about to resign due to her conflict with his key Albanian coalition partner DUI. Kacarska revealed abuse in the public PIOM retirement fund, ran by DUI officials, and no sooner was that issue covered up between the coalition...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 14:10

Zaev’s powerful adviser denies using his position to assume control over a lucrative company

Former secret police commander Mile Zecevik, who is now one of the top advisers to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, dismissed criticism aimed at him after he was appointed to the oversight board of the Stopanska Banka – Bitola bank. The bank is part of a consortium of companies whose owners were recently...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 13:35

Igor Durlovski – only defendant released by the court

Even in the atmosphere of a staged trial and political vendetta, judge Dobrila Kacarska did not dare sentence opera singer Igor Durlovski. Durlovski was one of the four leaders of the protest movement which opposed the name change and overall redifining of Macedonia which was announced by the SDSM and...

Macedonia 15.03.19 | 13:24

Judge Kacarska orders 200 years in prison for the group charged over the April 2017 Parliament incident

The Court in Skopje ordered more than 200 years for the 15 defendants in the large case against opposition officials and activists over the April 27 2017 incident in the Parliament. Former Interior Minister Mitko Cavkov was sentenced to 18 years in prison, along with protest activists such as Jane Cento,...

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