Tag: boki 13
Macedonia 06.03.20 | 10:52

Racket trial continues substance free, with another character witnesses called up by Boki 13

The Racket trial is set to continue today, with the defense calling up Aleksandar Radulovic, the husband of Serbian song writer Marina Tucakovic. It’s believed that Radulovic will be another of the character witnesses who are meant to show one of the suspects, Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13,...

Macedonia 28.02.20 | 12:26

Boki 13’s family offers 150,000-euro guarantee that he will not escape

Bojan Jovanovski’s defense at Friday’s “Racket” hearing said 150,000 euros were offered to release him from detention. Boki’s family offers a house that costs 100,000 euros and a bar worth 50,000 euros. His lawyer Sasko Dukoski said the reason why he should be released from...

Macedonia 27.02.20 | 11:57

Boki 13 remains in detention

The trial chamber ruled on Bojan Jovanovski’s request for house arrest. Judge Vaska Nikolovska Masevska stated that she is not accepting it and that the conditions for his release were not fulfilled. The court finds that insufficient evidence has been provided about the medical care he needed and...

Macedonia 19.02.20 | 21:02

Zaev confirms that the tape where he discusses Boki 13’s racketeering is authentic

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev admitted that the brief audio recording, in which he is heard discussing the business of suspected extortionist Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 is authentic. This comes after months in which Zaev denies that he had close links with Boki 13, who is charged with extorting...

Macedonia 18.02.20 | 11:40

Prosecutor Ruskoska removes the press as Boki 13’s “Pandora’s box” is about to open

Despite yesterday’s announcement that the public will be involved, prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska today asked that the Racket trial is held behind closed doors, and the judge removed the press. The move comes as the court was supposed to hear additional tapes recorded by defendant Zoran Mileski –...

Macedonia 17.02.20 | 14:26

The brother of a powerful politician was filmed with one of the Racket defendants

During the Racket hearing today, the prosecution revealed a video tape of one of the racketeering defendants Zoran Mileski – Zoki Kiceec sitting with the brother of a powerful poitician from the ruling majority. The video was half-concealed from the press which is following the trial and the prosecution...

Macedonia 14.02.20 | 13:01

Boki 13 says he was attacked by prison guards

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, the businessman charged with being a major part in the large racketeering scandal, told the press today that he was attacked by prison guards. He made the claim while he was being escorted into the courthouse for today’s hearing. While the two co-defendants, Katica...

Macedonia 13.02.20 | 17:32

Boki 13: I officially open Pandora’s Box from this moment

At the end of today’s hearing in the “Racket” case, Bojan Jovanovski announced that he would open Pandora’s box, which he talked about before he was arrested, ie he said that the key was in his hands. He once again asked the court not to exclude the public when the recordings...

Macedonia 13.02.20 | 17:11

Orce to Boki: You and I are businessmen, we are not interested in politics

In one of the conversations between Orce Kamcev and Bojan Jovanovski in which they discuss the “Empire” case, the businessman tells him that the state can only benefit from the two of them. Specifically, Kamcev tells Boki that they have a common interest and so he does as he tells them. We...

Macedonia 13.02.20 | 15:58

Sparks fly in the Racket trial

The Racket hearing ended with another heated exchange between the defendants and the prosecutors. Katica Janeva, who already had one recent outburst, laid into prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska. – I will speak for the defense. I want the public to witness the trial. Let’s have the entire USB stick...

Macedonia 13.02.20 | 12:46

Prosecutors present the La Verita tapes as evidence that Katica Janeva and Boki 13 were extorting money from Jordan Kamcev

During today’s Racket hearing, the prosecution presented video and audio tapes recorded by businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev, as he was extorted by Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and Katica Janeva. Most of the recordings were from the same cache that was already leaked in the Italian La Verita newspaper....

Macedonia 12.02.20 | 20:17

Audio leak proves that Zoran Zaev is behind the Racket scandal

The publication of an audio recording of Zoran Zaev in the Parliament today blew a huge hole in his claims that he had only a passing acquaintance with Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, the extravagant businessman who is now charged in a major racketeering case. VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament Antonio...

Macedonia 12.02.20 | 16:46

Spasovski evasive on the recording that shows Zaev knew about the racketeering and was supporting the criminal gang

Interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski refused to comment on the publication of an audio recording that reveals his party leader Zoran Zaev discussing a criminal racketeering scheme. The tape was revealed by opposition member of Parliament Antonio Milososki today and it shows that Zaev was at the very...

Macedonia 12.02.20 | 14:02

New materials: Zaev was informed of money taken from businessmen in the “Racket” case

Is Racket one of the reasons why Zoran Zaev is in a hurry to adopt the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office? After MP Antonio Milososki released an audio recording in front of the MPs in the Committee on European Affairs today, in which, according to him, the voice of the person Z.Z. is heard (referring...

Macedonia 11.02.20 | 13:30

Zaev communicated with Boki six days before reporting the racketeering: Big decisions await us

Prosecutor Ivana Trajceva presented evidence of communication between Bojan Jovanovski and Zoran Zaev at Tuesday’s hearing in the “Racket” case. Boki first sent a screenshot of the communication they had with Zaev to his mother back in February. They communicated with Zaev several times,...

Macedonia 10.02.20 | 18:15

Boki 13’s lawyer warns his client can die if he remains in prison

Saso Dukoski the lawyer representing racketeering suspect Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, warned that his client can die after he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Boki 13 is the only one of the three co-defendants who still hasn’t been released into house arrest, after this curtesy was given...

Macedonia 06.02.20 | 15:02

Prosecution presents receipts of Boki 13’s spending sprees in Italy, and messages about his influence on Janeva’s court cases

Prosecutors presented receipts and text messages exchanged between the Racket suspects, which show that Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and his mother blew nearly 150.000 EUR on one shopping spree in Italy. Some of the receipts from the trip to Milan went as high as 10.000 EUR. The prosecution is portraying...

Macedonia 06.02.20 | 12:47

EU embassy denies reports that it was funding Boki 13’s bogus charity

The EU delegation in Macedonia denied reports that it was funding Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and his bogus charity, that was used to extort money from businesses. One of the witnesses in the Racket trial, judge Meri Dika Georgievska, who is a close friend of Boki 13, testified that Boki managed...

Macedonia 06.02.20 | 10:47

Boki 13 tells the court he has cancer

Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 had an angry outburst at the start of the Racket trial today, and claimed that he has stomach cancer. You can’t keep me on sleeping pills. I need a surgery. I have cancer. You’re torturing me, Boki said when prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska entered the courthouse. Boki...

Macedonia 04.02.20 | 10:45

Construction company was target of 250,000 euro fraud in Lila and Boki 13’s scheme

Construction company Dan-Mak was a target of 250,000 euro fraud in the Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13 scheme for allegedly participating in EU projects to build retirement homes. This time the mediator was TV host Lila Filipovska, says the deceived Ena Nornild, co-owner of the construction company. Two years...

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