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Macedonia 05.08.19 | 15:44

Kiracovski says he had no idea that his friend Boki 13 is extorting money

High level SDSM official Aleksandar Kiracovski, who was recently dismissed as Secretary General of the ruling party, denied any involvement in the major extortion scandal centered around his close friend Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13. Similarly to Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, Kiracovski also...
Macedonia 03.08.19 | 08:17

Struga developer cheated by Boki 13 asks for his 223.000 EUR back, with interest

Telma TV reports that a Struga based construction company, which paid 223.000 EUR to Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 in 2018, was hoping that he will use his clout to secure a lucrative development permit. After Boki 13 failed to deliver, the company reportedly asked for its money back, with interest. On...
Macedonia 01.08.19 | 20:18

Vecer: Boki 13 was eyeing a large, lucrative development project in a municipality ran by his close friend

Vecer reports that suspected racketeer Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 was planning to get hold of a valuable piece of real-estate in the Skopje district of Karpos, and develop it with the help of his close friend, Karpos Mayor Stefan Bogoev. Concerns about his plans were raised when the 1TV television,...
Macedonia 01.08.19 | 19:38

I was robbed: Wheelchair bound elderly woman sent by Boki 13 to collect 720.000 EUR says the money were taken from her as soon as she left the bank

Liljana Todorovska, an elderly woman who was named as the person who collected 720.000 EUR paid to the bogus charity run by Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, insisted that she did not keep the money adn that it was all taken from her as soon as the collected it from the bank. The money are believed to...
Macedonia 30.07.19 | 20:24

Geroski claims that Katica Janeva and many SDSM party leaders are being protected in the Boki 13 scandal

Journalist Branko Geroski, who contributed to the opening of the Boki 13/Katica Janeva scandal, published a call to state prosecutors to investigate a charity organization founded by Boki 13, whose board includes many top SDSM officials, and was likely used for laundering the proceeds of extortion. So...
Macedonia 30.07.19 | 19:10

Gruevski: What more can I say?

Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who was deposed largely owing to the partisan prosecution by Katica Janeva, made his first public comment following the racketeering and abuse of office scandal that pushed Janeva to offer her resignation. Seemingly at a loss for words to capture the chaotic situation...
Macedonia 29.07.19 | 16:07

VMRO demands an investigation into a bogus charity that included top SDSM party officials, which was allegedly used to launder money

In a press conference, VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski called for an investigation into the International Association, a charity group ran by Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, which was allegedly used to launder money from his racketeering exploits. The call comes after it was reported that a large...
Macedonia 29.07.19 | 15:59

Vecer: Boki 13’s inability to refuse a bugged designer bag may reveal who he was working for

The Vecer daily reports that Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 was followed using a device hidden in a bag he was using to transport money from his extortion racket. According to Vecer, an intelligence agency was involved in dealing with Boki 13’s extortion attempts and planted both a GPS device...
Macedonia 29.07.19 | 14:08

Boki 13 admitted to the Skopje clinic for a check-up

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, the showman at the center of the major corruption scandal involving Katica Janeva and the SDSM party, was admitted to the Mother Teresa clinic in Skopje for an exam following his prior surgery. Boki 13 has been detained for two weeks now, on the charge that he extorted...
Macedonia 28.07.19 | 20:55

Judge Saiti: Public trust in the judiciary will be negatively affected by the scandal

Xemali Saiti, head of the Association of judges, says that the growing scandal affecting what was supposed to be the elite crime fighting unit – the Special Prosecutor’s Office – will affect public trust in the judiciary. The SPO is reeling after its head Katica Janeva was forced to...
Macedonia 28.07.19 | 20:27

France is closely watching the Special Prosecutor scandal, and how the involved party will react, Ambassador warns

Comment by French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier raised worries that the Boki 13/Katica Janeva scandal will bury the chances for the opening of EU accession talks in October. France has opposed the opening of accession talks in June on the grounds that the EU is getting too broad, can’t...
Macedonia 27.07.19 | 20:26

Telma reports on the racketeering scandal: An elderly woman close to Boki 13 was paid 750.000 EUR by a construction company from Bitola

Telma TV reports that an unprecedented bank withdrawal was one of the events which tipped off investigators about the major racketeering scandal which brought down Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. It reportedly involved a major construction company from Bitola which transferred 750.000 EUR to the account...
Macedonia 26.07.19 | 15:37

Two leading SDSM mayors questioned in relation with the Boki 13/Katica Janeva corruption scandal

Natasa Petrovska and Stefan Bogoev, the mayors of Bitola and Skopje’s Karpos district are being questioned about the widespread racketeering allegations which have shaken their SDSM party and prompted the resignation of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Petrovska will be questioned today while...
Macedonia 24.07.19 | 23:33

Boki 13’s television ends its live broadcasts

1TV, the television which Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 opened in April 2018, held what the anchors said could be the last evening news today, as its owner remains in detention and is the focus of racketeering charges. The TV station was allegedly used by Boki 13 as one of the means to extort money...
Macedonia 23.07.19 | 13:33

Janeva claims she’s innocent in the racketeering scandal, blames Boki 13 of abusing her name

Disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva laid the blame for the corruption scandal on her friend, showman Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13. During a statement she read out in the office of the Special Prosecutor, Janeva said that she did nothing wrong, actively or through omission, and pledged to resign...
Macedonia 22.07.19 | 22:21

Instead of revealing two corrupt SDSM officials, Geroski threatens to expose half their party

Journalist Branko Geroski backed off from his promise to reveal the names of two corrupt SDSM party officials today. Geroski wrote a series of articles on the scandal that brougth down Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, apparently drawing on leaks from the organized crimes prosecutor’s office but...
Macedonia 22.07.19 | 12:22

Interior Ministry denies reports that it provided Boki 13 with a security detail as he was moving money around

The Kod investigative program reported on a claim from AVMU media regulator, which had several investigations into the work of Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13’s 1TV station, based on earlier allegations of extortion. According to AVMU, Boki 13 received a police provided security detail, which...
Macedonia 22.07.19 | 12:21

Two SPO prosecutors offered to testify about the Katica Janeva scandal

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, who enforced the resignation of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva with her investigation into her alleged racketeering, said that two prosecutors from Janeva’s SPO office offered to testify. The two called in to Ruskoska’s office, and asked if they should come and...
Macedonia 22.07.19 | 11:51

VMRO-DPMNE: Zaev would have the public believe that Boki 13 was extorting millions all by himself

VMRO-DPMNE pointed to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev as the chief culprit in the major racketeering scandal which has exploded a week ago. – Zoran Zaev and prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska are trying to persuade the public that Boki 13 was the most powerful person in the country, the opposition party said...
Macedonia 19.07.19 | 11:41

Ruskoska says that a number of businessmen already testified about Boki 13’s extortion attempts

Organized crime prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, who led Monday’s move against Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, which brought down Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva amid allegations of corruption, said that there is a number of businessmen who reported they are facing extortion. Janeva and top SDSM party...
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