Tag: arrest
Macedonia 04.01.21 | 19:23

Police officers had to fire warning shots during an arrest in Strumica

Police officers were forced to fire warning shots in Strumica yesterday evening, during the arrest of a 32 year old man. The man, identified as S.M., resisted arrest for several prior crimes, and was joined by a group of others who assaulted the officers. During the attack in which blunt objects were...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 11:11

Man arrested for money laundering through Vodno real-estate deals

A person was arrested this morning on the charge of money laundering involving real-estate in Skopje’s posh Mt. Vodno district. Unofficially it is reported that the man is identified as R.N. by the police, and that he was involved in overpriced trading with land on Vodno. Prosecutors are expected...
Macedonia 05.10.20 | 14:28

Man from Skopje arrested for filming police officers who fined him for not wearing a mask in his car

A 52 year old man from Skopje was arrested on the Gostivar – Kicevo road yesterday morning, when he tried to record the police officers who stopped to cite him for a traffic accident. Police said that the man, identified as N.S. was cited because he and the several passengers in the car were not...
Macedonia 12.08.20 | 10:48

Employee in the Demir Kapija asylum arrested after indecently touching a female patient

An employee at the Demir Kapija asylum for the disabled was arrested after he was seen touching and kissing a female patient. The incident was reported two days ago. Police identified the employee as 51 year old B.A., who has been detained and is being charged. The asylum is meant for patients with serious...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 19:14

Woman detained after trying to vote with a mask emblazoned with the Star of Kutles

A woman from Skopje’s municipality of Aerodrom was removed from her polling station and briefly detained by the police after she tried to vote wearing a face mask emblazoned with the Star of Kutles/Vergina, Macedonia’s original symbol. She posted a video online, showing the arrest, after...
Macedonia 15.07.20 | 15:58

Butel voter arrested after photographing the ballot

Officers arrested a voter in Skopje’s municipality of Butel, who tried to photograph his ballot after voting. That practice is strictly forbidden, as it can be used by political parties to pressure voters into proving who they voted for. After observers noted that the voter is taking pictures of...
Macedonia 30.06.20 | 13:40

Video reveals illegal show of force during a riot police raid ordered by Zaev’s former bodyguard

A video sent anonymously to Republika reveals gross abuse of the police during the arrest of several officers, allegedly for refusing to honor social distancing. The arrests were made in the village of Kuklica, near Kratovo, in early June. Seven off duty officers who were gathered in the home of one...
Macedonia 23.05.20 | 11:14

Officers arrest 28 citizens who were outside during the curfew without a permit

Police officers arrested 28 citizens who were violating the evening curfew order, and 24 more were given warnings after they were found outside without a permit. The curfew begins at 19h on Saturday as well, while on Sunday, because of the Eid/Ramadan Bajram Muslim holiday, it will begin at 11h. Officers...
Macedonia 10.05.20 | 11:09

Police arrests 42 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers have detained 42 citizens overnight for violating the coronavirus curfew. They were found outside after 19h, without a permit Another 13 citizens were also violating the curfew, and were released with a warning. The Interior Ministry said that it has also issued orders for mandatory self-isolation...
Macedonia 07.05.20 | 11:30

Police officers detain 29 citizens who were violating the curfew

A total of 29 people were arrested overnight for violating the evening curfew. Police officers additionally issued warnings, but did not detain, 11 people who were also out without a permit past 19h. Mandatory controls among citizens who are ordered to remain at home in self-isolation did not lead to...
Macedonia 28.04.20 | 10:34

Police arrests man who publicly insulted female family members of Zoran Zaev and Stevo Pendarovski

Police officers arrested a man who staged a loud protest in front of the Macedonian Parliament today. The man, identified only as H.J., was filmed standing on a car delivering a lengthy rant in which he mentioned female family members of Zoran Zaev and Stevo Pendarovski. Пуштај короната...
Macedonia 28.04.20 | 10:28

Police arrests 42 citizens violating the curfew as the Government disputes how extensive the coming weekend lockdown should be

Police officers arrested 42 citizens who were found outside without a permit during the evening curfew that starts at 19h. Meanwhile, the Government is set to meet today and discuss whether how extensive should the May Day lockdown be. Some in the Government are calling for a nearly four day long lockdown...
Macedonia 26.04.20 | 11:03

Epidemic: 55 citizens arrested for violating the curfew

Police officers arrested 55 citizens who were violating the curfew over the past 24 hours, and 16 more were let go with a warning. The weekend curfew began on Saturday evening and will last until Monday morning. During the checks conducted at the homes of citizens who are ordered to remain in self-isolation,...
Macedonia 16.03.20 | 17:13

Restaurant owner from Gostivar arrested for allowing seated customers

A restaurateur from Gostivar as arrested today for keeping his place open despite the orders put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Gostivar police made the arrest today around 13h, when the restaurant was sen open, with several customers being served inside. The measures put in place...
Macedonia 09.12.19 | 17:07

Skopje man arrested for a posting a threatening Facebook comment about Zaev

A 49 year old man from Skopje was arrested for posting a Facebook comment which the police found as threatening against outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The Interior Ministry described the threat as “serious” and aimed against Zaev’s life. The Ministry did not disclose whether the...
Macedonia 17.07.19 | 15:18

Prosecutors deny reports that Janeva faced arrest on Monday evening

State prosecutors told the A1on news site that they did not have an arrest warrant for Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Monday, when they went to her house and seized the one phone Janeva still had on her. The MKD.mk news site reported that Janeva faced arrest for her role in the Boki 13 scandal,...
Macedonia 06.07.19 | 14:12

Police brutally arrests elderly Macedonian American to make way for US military vehicles

Professor Nestor Oginar, an elderly Macedonian rights activist who is also an American citizen, was brutally arrested by the police yesterday. Oginar was part of a protest held as US army vehicles were driving to the main Skopje square, and insisted on driving under the Macedonia Gate – a symbolic...
Macedonia 03.07.19 | 20:39

VMRO leader Mickoski says he prepared his family about the possibility that he could be arrested at any moment

Given the series of politically driven arrests, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he has prepared his family that he could be arrested at any time. During the presidential campaign, the candidate and the leader of the ruling party both bragged not with infrastructure projects but with...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 19:23

Nikoloski: Veljanoski’s arrest is unconstitutional and it is another example of direct pressure on opponents

This is a continuation of the terror and the pressure that this junta makes, VMRO-DPMNE vice-president Aleksandar Nikoloski says over the arrest of former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski. This is an abuse of the judiciary and the police and is direct political pressure on opponents. They do this...
Macedonia 12.01.19 | 11:21

More arrests: rapper Zarko Maslarkovski detained in front of the Parliament

On Friday evening, as the Macedonian Parliament pushed through a vote to rename the country, police arrested Zarko Maslarkovski, rapper with the “Puka Kozmetika” group, who was protesting in front of the Government. Maslarkovski’s arrest was caught on a Facebook live stream by his twin...
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