Tag: kocan
Macedonia 13.11.19 | 18:42

Zekir Ramcilovic elected as Deputy Parliament Speaker as his former VMRO colleagues ask him: was it worth it?

Members of Parliament elected Zekir Ramcilovic, the Bosniak party representative who was initially elected on the VMRO-DPMNE ticket, as the next Deputy Parliament Speaker. Ramcilovic is there to replace Vesel Memedi, who withdrew from the Parliament. Ramcilovic was expelled from VMRO-DPMNE along with...

Macedonia 28.09.19 | 20:33

Sead Kocan, one of the victims of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, had all his property seized by the state

The Government seized all real-estate owned by businessman Sead Kocan, who was sentenced in one of the cases initiated by the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. Kocan had a total of 26 apartments, houses, commercial real-estate units and land units taken away from him, and the agency tasked...

Macedonia 02.08.19 | 10:48

Sead Kocan arrested while he was being treated in hospital and rushed to prison

Businessman Sead Kocan was arrested yesterday evening from a hospital while he was receiving treatment for his heart issue. Kocan was ordered to begin serving a 4 year sentence under one of the cases initiated by the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. The case against him was used by the...

Macedonia 31.07.19 | 15:00

Sead Kocan didn’t appear to begin serving his prison sentence – a judge can now order his arrest

Businessman Sead Kocan did not show up to begin serving his four year sentence in the Idrizovo prison. Reportedly, Kocan sought treatment in a private hospital. This opens the door for a judge to order his arrest. Kocan was targeted by the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office, on allegations...

Macedonia 22.07.19 | 12:40

Court decides against businessman Sead Kocan’s request to postpone serving his prison sentence

A judge in Skopje rejected the latest request from businessman Sead Kocan to postpone the order for him to begin serving his four year prison sentence. Kocan, who underwent a heart procedure as he was being charged by the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office, provided medical reports and asked...

Macedonia 17.07.19 | 13:04

Court allows businessman Sead Kocan to delay going to prison

The court agreed to postpone the arrest of businessman Sead Kocan, who cited illness as the reason why he can’t begin serving his four year sentence. Kocan, who ran a major construction company, was sentenced in one of the cases initiated by the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office,...

Macedonia 10.06.19 | 15:17

New Judicial Council head goes after the Supreme Court

The newly appointed head of the Judicial Council Kiro Zdravev announced that he is going after several Supreme Court justices he blames for the 2017 decision not to detain businessman Seat Kocan. Kocan, a construction business owner who also ran a TV station, was charged in one of the Special Prosecutor’s...