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Macedonia 27.07.24 | 22:36

Investigation into Katica Janeva’s abuse of office quietly dropped by special prosecutor Abazi

News site Svedok.mk reports that state prosecutors have shelved an investigation into prosecutors from the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The case that was being investigated was aimed at then chief Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who in 2021 unlawfully paid 4.6 million EUR in bonuses...

Macedonia 18.03.24 | 18:22

Disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and Mayor Stevco Jakimovski put on a US black list

The US Embassy in Macedonia informed the public that the United States have placed disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and the Mayor of Karpos Stevco Jakimovski on their black list. Today’s designations of former Special Chief Prosecutor Katica Janeva and current presidential candidate...

Macedonia 15.05.23 | 22:39

Pendarovski rejected Katica Janeva’s request for pardon

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva sought a pardon from President Stevo Pendarovski, but she was rejected, Pendarovski’s office informed today. Janeva, who was billed by the ruling SDSM party and by Western countries as authority in fighting corruption in Macedonia – and was...

Macedonia 15.04.22 | 21:02

Katica Janeva protested the way she is treated – I was brought to court as a criminal on the day my mother died

Former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva testified in the latest Racket hearing today. She dedicated her time mostly to complain about the unfair treatment she has received. I was brought to the court as if I was the biggest criminal in the country, on the day my mother died. They claimed I could flee....

Macedonia 20.01.22 | 18:06

Orce Kamcev files charges against Katica Janeva, Boki 13 and the state of Macedonia, wants his 1.5 million EUR back

Businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev initiated a civil case against disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for extorting 1.5 million EUR from Kamcev. Her accomplice Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 is also sued, while the third “bagman”, Zoran...

Macedonia 02.01.22 | 15:11

Katica Janeva released from prison to spend the holidays with her family

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva was released from prison to spend the New Year holidays with her family. Her lawyer Irena Frckoska said that Janeva has the right to request this after she served a third of her 7 years prison sentence. Janeva was sentenced for extortion and racketeering...

Macedonia 21.09.21 | 15:33

Laura Kovesi will be put in charge of crime and corruption in the Balkans

EU prosecutor Laura Kovesi will be placed in charge of overseeing crime and corruption levels in the Balkans. Kovesi is best known in Macedonia as close friend of now disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Kovesi would often come to meet with Janeva, while Janeva was engaged in a politically motivated...

Macedonia 23.07.21 | 16:53

Katica Janeva escorted to prison, will serve seven years for racketeering

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva was escorted to the Idrizovo prison near Skopje today, to begin serving out her seven year sentence. Janeva was sentenced for extortion and racketeering – she was using her powerful position to launch charges against businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev...

Macedonia 10.05.21 | 19:27

Janeva and Boki 13 had their lawyers present their case before the Appeals Court

The defendants in the major Racket trial, disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and her former friend and associate Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, were before the the Appeals Court today to demand that it quashes their first instance sentences of seven and nine years in prison, respectively. Jovanovski’s...

Macedonia 22.04.21 | 15:55

VMRO-DPMNE calls on Sekerinska to reveal what she knows about the crimes and corruption of the Zaev regime before she leaves office

VMRO-DPMNE called on Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska to detail what she knows about the crimes and corruption of the Zaev regime before she leaves her top position in the SDSM party. Sekerinska caused a political earthquake after she announced that she will not run for another term as deputy leader...

Macedonia 07.12.20 | 18:06

Strasbourg court initiates another investigation into abuse perpetrated by disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva

Textile businessman Tome Glavcev managed to have the European Court of Human Rights initiate a fourth case, examining the procedural abuses used in the corruption case against him. Glavcev was one of the targets of the now completely discredited Special Prosecutor’s Office. Former Special Prosecutor...

Macedonia 03.08.20 | 19:10

Katica Janeva’s staff demands an apology from Pendarovski for pointing out how badly they betrayed the public trust

Former prosecutors from the now dismantled Special Prosecutor’s Office demand an apology from President Stevo Pendarovski, for noting in his Ilinden speech that the SPO completely betrayed the expectations of the public. The openly partisan outfit created to go after officials of the VMRO-DPMNE...

Macedonia 23.07.20 | 17:40

Katica Janeva’s sister was unlawfully appointed to the Securities and Exchange Commission

The State Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) found that Lile Delidzakova, the sister of disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, was unlawfully appointed as deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Delidzakova was a company clerk before the meteoric rise of her sister, who...

Macedonia 09.07.20 | 22:17

Sekerinska finally admits meeting with Boki 13 and Katica Janeva

Days after the shocking video was released, SDSM Vice President Radmila Sekerinska finally acknowledged that it is indeed her filmed in the home of sentenced extortionist Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, with him and his co-defendant Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Boki 13 and Janeva were sentenced...

Macedonia 30.06.20 | 15:21

Law that protects Zaev from wiretaps and abolishes Janeva’s SPO goes into effect

The PPO law on state prosecutors officially entered into force today. The law was adopted in a scandalous procedure, with extensive pressure aimed against members of Parliament, who were ordered to vote twice after first rejecting the law. Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was...

Macedonia 25.06.20 | 21:56

Milososki: Zaev knows that whistleblowers are sharing evidence on him

The ruling SDSM party grabbed power in 2017 owing to a campaign where it claimed it will fight corruption. These claims are now widely mocked after much of the evidence SDSM offered was debunked, top officials which SDSM accused of corruption now work with the party, and most importantly – after...

Macedonia 17.06.20 | 14:45

Katica Janeva due to be sentenced tomorrow

The Skopje court announced that the sentencing of disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva in the major Racket corruption trial will take place tomorrow. Due to huge public interest, the sentencing has been moved to the hall of the Supreme Court. Janeva and her friend, showman Bojan Jovanovski...

Macedonia 26.05.20 | 19:55

In her closing statement, prosecutor Ruskoska tried to lay the entire blame for the Racket scandal on Katica Janeva

During her closing argument in the major Racket trial, prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska lunged into the main defendant, former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who is on trial for racketeering. Ruskoska portrayed Janeva as a person who still lives in her own movie, and sees herself as a “Charlie’s...

Macedonia 10.04.20 | 15:44

Janeva and nine of her deputies charged with hiding the huge bonuses they received

The Anti-Corruption Commission initiated charges against ten top former employees of the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The group, led by former SPO chief Katica Janeva, is accused of failing to report extra earnings in their annual reports. Janeva is currently charged with gross corruption...

Macedonia 12.03.20 | 18:39

From hero to zero: Katica Janeva asks her colleagues Fetai and Ristovska to testify on her behalf

Disgraced former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva annonced she will have her former colleagues Lence Ristovska, Fatime Fetai, Trajce Pelivanov and Gavril Bubevski as her first witnesses in the Racket trial. Janeva is accused of abusing her position to extort millions from businessmen she was prosecuting. Janeva,...

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