Tag: charges
Macedonia 28.05.20 | 20:25

Two men from Strumica charged with migrant trafficking

Two men from the village of Gradosorci near Strumica were charged with migrant trafficking. The men, both aged 27, were linked to two trafficking incidents in February when they were transporting 15 and then 47 migrants in the area of Strumica road. Most of the illegal migrants were from Afghanistan...

Macedonia 08.05.20 | 17:36

Macedonian living in Germany charged with sending insulting messages by email and Facebook

A Macedonian citizen who lives in Germany is being charged for the insulting comments he made on Facebook and via email. The man, identified by the police as B.P. (32), wrote a threatening and insulting email to a Government official two days ago. The man also sent a similar message to a TV24 journalist,...

Macedonia 05.03.20 | 12:41

Prosecutors leap to Zaev’s defense again, go after Antonio Milososki for publishing two highly damaging leaks

State prosecutors announced that they have completed their investigation into yet another VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament – Antonio Milososki – and are ready to file charges against him. The move comes as Milososki is one of the most prominent oppositon members, and has held two press conferences...

Macedonia 26.12.19 | 12:23

Remenski says she will publish documents proving serious scandals after the holidays

Deputy Parliament Speaker Frosina Remenski, who is charged with racketeering, said that she will reveal additional scandals after the Christmas holidays. Remenski, a close friend of suspected racketeer Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, is a suspect in one of the two major cases filed against him. She...

Macedonia 25.12.19 | 18:02

State prosecutors reject charges Frosina Remenski filed as part of her fight with the Interior Ministry

State prosecutors rejected the proposed charges submitted by Deputy Parliament Speaker Frosina Remenski against former top Interior Ministry officials. Remenski is herself now charged with extortion, as part of the major scandal revolving around former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. After being charged,...

Macedonia 24.09.19 | 16:27

Press association condemns the charges brought against a journalist who revealed crucial details about the racketeering scandal as an attempt to silence him

The Macedonian Association of Journalists MAN condemns the move by state prosecutors to file charges against Aleksandar Mitovski, editor in the Infomax news site, which was instrumental in reporting on the major racketeering scandal. Infomax published excerpts from the testimony of businessman Jordan...

Macedonia 04.07.19 | 11:56

Charges dropped against former Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska – Milevska

State prosecutors announced yesterday that they are lifting their charges against former Culture Minister Elizabeta Kanceska – Milevska, over the alleged abuse of office worth 2.77 million EUR. This is one of the criminal cases that were initiated against the former Minister, who turned her back...

Macedonia 12.06.19 | 13:36

Prosecutor Ruskoska says she is working on corruption investigations against current Government officials

Vilma Ruskoska, head of the organized crime division of the OJO state prosecutor’s office, and normally a reliable supporter of the Zaev Government in its campaign of political persecution against the opposition, announced today that she is working on several investigations against current Government...

Economy 04.04.19 | 14:18

Balkan roaming charges will be abolished by 2021

Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia will abolish roaming fees beginning in 2021. This was agreed during a summit in Belgrade, in a process whose goal is to have roaming charges with the European Union abolished as well. Prices will be regulated downwards this July and additional gradual...

Macedonia 01.02.19 | 14:43

Four opposition officials arrested this morning are charged over contracts worth 1.4 million EUR

The four former Agriculture Ministry officials detained this morning were taken before the Criminal Court in Skopje. According to the state run MIA news agency, they are being charged with abuses in the distribution of the farming subsidies and in the renting of state owned farmland, all totaling 1.4...