Tag: irl
Macedonia 12.11.23 | 12:00

Criticism of a court decision against a news outlet that defamed a former top Government official

Government officials and media advocates are strongly condemning the recent court decision to find the IRL news outlet guilty for defamation of powerful businessman and former Deputy Prime Minister Koco Angjusev. Angjusev decided to sue IRL for one of the two news reports they did about his business...
Macedonia 20.08.23 | 16:44

After the Tetovo fire report, Angjusev claims that he is being extorted, and the IRL journalists accuse him of intimidation

IRL, an investigative news network, is accusing former Deputy Prime Minister Koco Angjusev of insulting and threatening them, after their recent report on the disastrous Tetovo hospital fire that killed 14 people in 2021. The improvised Covid ward in the Tetovo hospital is one of 19 such wards that were...
Macedonia 15.08.23 | 16:13

Ex-health minister Sali: The Government is protecting the real culprits in Tetovo Hospital fire

There is one question that can’t be avoided: whose initiative was the amnesty of the BRAKO company and the continuation of the paments, disregarding the auditors’ recommendations, Bekim Sali, ex-health minister, asked on Tuesday’s press conference dedicated to the fire that incinerated...
Macedonia 14.08.23 | 20:03

State prosecutors deny allegations that they deliberately sabotaged their investigation in the Tetovo hospital disaster

The office of state prosecutors (OJO) issued a statement responding to the investigative TV report about the devastating 2021 fire in the Tetovo Covid hospital that killed 14 patients and their relatives. The IRL media outlet published a report that heaped scorn on the Healthcare Ministry and the politically...
Macedonia 28.02.23 | 18:20

Kovacevski spent 26,000 EUR on social media ads, has a huge, publicly funded PR team, to improve his image

Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski spent 26,000 EUR for promotion of his social media posts in the past 100 days, and hired three dozen PR team members to work on his public profile. The IRL investigative network reports that the team works in two shifts and, “instead of providing information that...
Macedonia 18.07.22 | 21:47

IRL: After publication of documentary, our editorial office received hundreds of complaints from citizens about irregularities and abuses within the state and private healthcare system

After the publication of the documentary, the editorial office of IRL received hundreds of complaints from citizens about irregularities and abuses within the state and private healthcare system. Thank you for the support and trust you give us, and we will do our best to cover all the new topics that...
Macedonia 17.05.22 | 21:15

IRL: Study ordered by corrupt Government official helped former Deputy Prime Minister Angjusev enter a lucrative solar deal

IRL reports that disgraced former Secretary General in the Government Dragi Raskovski, approved a study that influenced the outcome of a large solar project. The project, centered on the now largely depleted TEC Oslomej coal mine and plant, was meant to be ran by the state owned ELEM/ESM company. But...
Macedonia 11.06.21 | 18:03

Company that was importing harmful heating oil stripped of its license

The DPI state market inspection temporarily revoked the trading license from the Evrotim GDS company from Kicevo. The company was found to import harmful heating oil from the Czech Republic, through a Bosnian company. The fuel was used by several factories, including Brako, owned by former Deputy Prime...
Macedonia 30.05.21 | 19:06

Minister Bekteshi says he is investigating claims that dangerous oil was imported and burnt in Macedonia

Economy Minister Kreshnik Bekteshi said that the Ministry conducted an audit in the import of heating oil and will soon reveal details. The move comes after an investigative news organization reported that oil that contained pollutants over the maximum allowed limits that is banned in the European Union...

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