La Verita journalist Laris Gaiser, who published the tapes in relation to the “Racket” affair in an interview with Radio Ognjisce, talks about the Racket affair evidence, the political implications, the rule of law in Macedonia and the silence in Brussels.

The Slovenian geopolitical expert and publicist, as NetPress reports, says that most of the political and judicial systems in Macedonia are corrupt and, as he says, the extortion tapes published in the Italian newspaper La Verita prove that.

It is clear that much of the political and judicial system is corrupt. The tapes we received proved their reach, says Gaiser.

According to Gaiser, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev certainly knew about all this, and if the evidence is not believed, he adds, there is still objective responsibility.

According to the presented evidence, Prime Minister Zaev is in a very difficult situation. Even if you do not believe the evidence, there is objective responsibility at this point. If you have acted this way for the last three years, you are absolutely the first minister to be objectively responsible for what is happening, the analyst believes.

Gaiser is convinced that the extortion affair will certainly have political implications and that it will open a new chapter in Macedonia’s history.

I’m sure Zaev will be replaced in a few months. That should already happen. The president of the country can peacefully appoint a new prime minister in the same coalition. If that does not happen, there will be a major crisis, a technical government and so on until the next election. Macedonia with a prime minister who is internationally disabled and isolated cannot function normally, says Gaiser.

He reveals that he has been following the situation in Macedonia for many years and that he is suffering with Macedonian citizens because they are internationally limited in their sovereignty.

The international council has marched on them, limiting their constitution, limiting their power and the legitimate opportunity to choose their own name. I could never “digest” it, Gaiser points out.

He says he is also appalled by the silence of the European Union.

I regret that the mandate of this European Commission is coming to an end, because after October it will no longer be to blame and carry the weight, and the team following it will talk about how they will change things in the Balkans for the better, he says.

At the end of the interview, Gaiser says he fears the future will be extremely difficult if the region and the international community hide their problems under the rug.