Tag: janeva
Macedonia 23.07.19 | 10:59

Found it! Katica Janeva’s phone which was allegedly “lost” in Belgrade is recovered and will be examined

The OJO state prosecutors office announced that it has located the second phone that was being used by disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, the one which she initially said was “lost”. Janeva had one of her phones seized last Monday, following the arrest of her associate Bojan Jovanovski...

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 | 11:11

Public Prosecutor Joveski won’t say when or if he will bring charges against Janeva and SDSM officials suspected of racketeering

In an interview, Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski would not reveal when or if the prosecutors plan to file charges against Katica Janeva, SDSM members of Parliament or other people allegedly involved in the huge criminal scandal that has broken over the Zaev Government. Joveski and organized crime...

Macedonia 21.07.19 | 19:06

Interior Minister Spasovski says the police doesn’t know where Janeva is

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said that the police is not following disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva and doesn’t know her current whereabouts. This prompted rumors that Janeva has already fled the country. Janeva hasn’t been seen in the public since Monday, when she tendered...

Macedonia 21.07.19 | 11:53

Justice Minister Deskoska says she’s shocked by the actions of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva

Justice Minister Renata Deskoska, who was among the first SDSM party officials to accept that Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva may have to be replaced even before her corruption scandal broke, said that the events of the past few days are “unpleasant, shocking even”. Deskoska still repeated...

Macedonia 20.07.19 | 19:57

Kalajdziev: Zaev can’t appoint a new Special Prosecutor by himself

Criminal law professor Gordan Kalajdziev, who was one of the Colored revolution activists rumored to be in the running for the role of Special Prosecutor, insisted that Zoran Zaev can’t appointed the next Special Prosecutor by himself, after Katica Janeva’s resignation and disgrace. Zaev...

Macedonia 20.07.19 | 18:35

Kamcev recorded Boki 13 calling Janeva on the speakerphone as he was being blackmailed

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, who is leading the charge against showman Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 which prompted the resignation of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, confirmed that the recorded evidence contains a conversation “with one prosecutor”. Ruskoska said that Boki 13 was meeting...

Macedonia 20.07.19 | 11:17

Mickoski: Katica Janeva personally tried to blackmail me

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that he was personally blackmailied by now disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Janeva used the charges she initiated against the largest opposition party to freeze VMRO-DPMNE assets, and then, Mickoski said, she promised she will unfreeze the assests...

Macedonia 19.07.19 | 22:02

Katica Janeva remains free to leave the country, for now

State prosecutors have denied a report from the Expres news site, which reported that outgoing Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva was put on a black list of people who can’t leave the country. Janeva is still not officially charged for her role in the corruption scandal, which has her suspected of...

Macedonia 19.07.19 | 11:07

We are now officially in crisis mode: Hahn comes to Skopje next week as Zaev’s Government is involved in a major scandal

European Union Commissioner Johannes Hahn is expected to visit Macedonia next week, as a major criminal scandal engulfs Zoran Zaev’s Government. The Commission, which strongly supported the Zaev Government and its request to open EU accession talks in June, was hoping to build a positive case in...

Macedonia 19.07.19 | 10:19

VMRO demands detention for Katica Janeva and a broad investigation into her collaborators in the ruling SDSM party

VMRO-DPMNE demands that the investigation into the Boki 13 – Katica Janeva scandal is expanded and includes the officials in the Zoran Zaev Government who provided the political backing to the extortion group. At least two top officials of the SDSM party were named as involved in the extortion....

Macedonia 18.07.19 | 15:12

Pendarovski disappointed after reports of Janeva’s crimes and corruption but insists that the SPO on the whole should remain

President Stevo Pendarovski, who was an outspoken supporter of the Colored Revolution and now disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, said that he is disappointed in the report of her corruption and criminal activities, but also asked that the other activities of the SPO should still be considered...

Macedonia 18.07.19 | 10:36

As the public wonders “where is Katica?”, Milososki asks why hasn’t she been detained yet

Following the Boki 13 arrest and Katica Janeva’s resignation on Monday, the Special Prosecutor hasn’t been seen in public. Even as her former colleagues at the SPO office publicly denounced her, with Lile Stefanova washing her hands and reminding the shocked journalists that “I never...

Macedonia 18.07.19 | 10:25

Katica Janeva’s scandal will bring down the Zaev Government, journalist claims

Journalist Sase Dimovski, who a seasoned courthouse reporter, believes that the scandal developing over Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva will bring down the Zoran Zaev Government. Janeva is suspected of corruption after her associate Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, and his accomplice Zoran Mileski...

Macedonia 17.07.19 | 15:18

Prosecutors deny reports that Janeva faced arrest on Monday evening

State prosecutors told the A1on news site that they did not have an arrest warrant for Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Monday, when they went to her house and seized the one phone Janeva still had on her. The MKD.mk news site reported that Janeva faced arrest for her role in the Boki 13 scandal,...

Macedonia 17.07.19 | 13:35

Zaev says he will stand by disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, “until she is found guilty”

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev held a lengthy press conference to address the continuing fallout from the Boki 13 scandal, which brought down Zaev’s close ally, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. Zaev denied that the helped Janeva avoid being arrested, but insisted that he personally supports Janeva...

Macedonia 16.07.19 | 23:16

EU Ambassador to Macedonia comes out in support of the criminal investigation which led to the resignation of Katica Janeva

European Ambassador to Macedonia Samuel Zbogar expressed support for the state prosecutors Ljubomir Joveski and Vilma Ruskoska, who initiated an organized crime case that led to the resignation of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. In his remarks, Zbogar said that the move by the two prosecutors was “decisive”...

Macedonia 16.07.19 | 23:04

Ruskoska says she doesn’t have evidence against Janeva yet, chides her for resigning so quickly after Boki 13’s arrest

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska, who led yesterday’s charge against Katica Janeva, revealed today that she posseses audio and video evidence against two suspects, but not Janeva. Ruskoska revealed the charges against Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and his accomplice Zoran Mileski – Zoki Kicheec,...

Macedonia 16.07.19 | 19:10

Geroski warns that the Janeva scandal undermines all the other SPO investigations

Journalist Branko Geroski, who did much of the work in bringing down Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 and pushing Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva to resign, warns that Janeva’s corruption now threatens undermine all SPO cases. Geroski claims that Janeva was at the center of a widespread practice...

Macedonia 16.07.19 | 16:49

EU takes note of Janeva’s resignation

Prompted by the Macedonian Information Agency correspondent in Brussels, the European Commission merely said that they have noted the resignation of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. A Commission spokesman also repeated the EC position that the political parties in Macedonia should support finding a...

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