Tag: mijalkov
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 14:00

MKD: Mijalkov made it to Belgrade while negotiating a deal with Zaev, an embassy got involved

The MKD.mk news site reports that Saso Mijalkov actually fled Macedonia on Sunday and made it to Belgrade, while negotiating his return with Zoran Zaev. The scandalous escape of the former security chief ended on Tuesday, when Mijalkov walked into the office of state prosecutors in Skopje, ending the...
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 13:52

UK Ambassador Galloway calls for better implementation of the existing laws, in light of the Mijalkov scandal

British Ambassador Rachel Galloway said that the laws in Macedonia are good, but that the country needs to show better implementation to reassure citizens in the rule of law. Galloway was asked about the scandal involving former security chief Saso Mijalkov, who fled the police on Sunday, before reappearing...
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 12:24

What just happened!?

Macedonians have been accustomed to crazy twists and turns in the political scene and serious security crises but even by the standards of the past six years, the past three days were a bit too much. Some chaos was anticipated as it became clear that the court will make a ruling in the large Target wiretapping...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 15:30

Interior Minister Spasovski refuses to resign

Zaev’s Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski announced that he has no intention to resign after the spectacular escape of Saso Mijalkov. In a press conference that is still on-going, Spasovski rejected question after question from media outlets with the same message – how is it possible that...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 15:24

Zaev tries to avoid blame for the Mijalkov scandal, briefs the press that he angrily berated his security team

Media close to SDSM are reporting a briefing from Zoran Zaev’s office that he reportedly held an urgent meeting of top officials who are responsible in the escape of Saso Mijalkov, that he was very angry and demanded that they urgently investigate what happened. Mijalkov, the former head of the...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 12:08

Gashi: After Mijalkov’s escape, Zaev must go

Afrim Gashi from the Alternative party said that the escape of former security chief Saso Mijalkov means that it is high time for Zaev to go as Prime Minister. This is the clearest indication that finally it is time for Zaev to go, Gashi said. Gashi added that Mijalkov could not have fled from the police...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 10:28

Prosecutor Ruskoska blames Interior Minister Spasovski for Mijalkov’s escape

While Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski remains silent about the spectacular escape of former security chief Saso Mijalkov, prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska is doing the rounds of media outlets to detail how the latest rule of law failure is not her fault but that of the police. Ruskoska in detail described...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 09:41

VMRO-DPMNE: Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski was busy with party activities while Mijalkov planned his escape

Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski remains in hiding as calls for his resignation mount after the apparent escape of Saso Mijalkov. In a press release, VMRO-DPMNE called on Spasovski to resign, noting that he was focused on campaigning for his SDSM party instead of doing his job and running the police...
Macedonia 23.02.21 | 09:13

While Sekerinska remains silent on the Mijalkov scandal, one of her loyalists joins the chorus of criticism of the Government

Jovan Despotovski, an SDSM official from the Radmila Sekerinska wing of the party, joined in the criticism of the Government after the flight of Saso Mijalkov. Sekerinska herself has remained silent on the scandal, as is Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, a Zaev loyalist who is facing calls to resign. It...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 15:50

“We see the Zaev – Mijalkov coalition in action”

We saw the Zaev – Mijalkov coalition in action, said VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Aleksandar Nikoloski after the apparent escape of former security chief Saso Mijakov just as he was about to face sentencing for the 2015 wiretapping scandal. As the public knows, since October 22 2018 when we dismissed...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 15:34

Mickoski calls on Zaev to resign after his latest rule of law disaster

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski called on Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to resign after the former state security chief Saso Mijalkov escaped a house arrest order prior to his sentencing. Zaev it is enough. Resign, stop humiliating yourself any more, Mickoski said. When asked by the press today,...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 15:24

Pendarovski demands accountability after Mijalkov’s escape

President Stevo Pendarovski strongly condemned the flight of former state security chief Saso Mijalkov. There must be accountability! – Pendarovski tweeted, after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev rebuffed media questions whether he will resign or ask top Government officials like Interior Minister Oliver...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 13:51

International arrest warrant issued after Saso Mijalkov

An international arrest warrant was issued after Saso Mijalkov, the former head of the powerful UBK secret service, who has been missing since yesterday evening. The Skopje court informed that it received a request from the prosecutors for Mijalkov to be kept in house arrest at 15h, and dispatched it...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 12:37

Zaev: We’ve had another escape

We’ve had another escape, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said after it was revealed that the police can’t locate former state security chief Saso Mijalkov and order him to remain into house arrest. Zaev ignored media questions whether he intends to resign, or ask Government officials to resign,...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 10:12

Mickoski on the Mijalkov incident: The mafia runs this country

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski responded to the apparent flight of former security chief Saso Mijalkov. “I said it long ago, here, the mafia has its own state. They hit rock bottom and now they are digging further down. The Government needs to resign now!”. Arrest warrant issued...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 09:59

Interior Ministry faces serious questions as Saso Mijalkov goes missing

Police officers remain deployed in front of the several homes owned by former state security chief Saso Mijalkov in Skopje, as well as in his unofficial base of operations – the downtown Marriott hotel. Mijalkov was ordered into house arrest by the court yesterday, as he awaits a sentencing in...
Macedonia 22.02.21 | 09:04

Arrest warrant issued for Saso Mijalkov, as the police are unable to locate him

The police is looking for Saso Mijalkov, former head of the UBK security service, after the court ordered him into house arrest. The powerful former official and businessman, who held his office during Nikola Gruevski’s terms as Prime Minister, was charged by the Zaev regime in numerous criminal...
Macedonia 12.02.21 | 15:56

Zaev again endorses the actions of Mijalkov’s group

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev again endorsed the attempts of the Saso Mijalkov faction to cause divisions in VMRO-DPMNE. After a court date today, Zaev said that spring will be a good time to hold congresses in the major parties and elect new leadership. “It is time for greater democratization of the parties”,...
Macedonia 11.02.21 | 16:49

Zaev endorses Mijalkov’s latest attempt to stir divisions in VMRO

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev endorsed an attempt by a faction led by former security chief Saso Mijalkov to try and cause divisions in the opposition VMRO-DPMNE. This move reinforced the impression that has a de-facto coalition deal with Mijalkov, who he vilified during the 2015 Colored Revolution and accused...
Macedonia 20.01.21 | 22:37

Audio tape between Zaev and Verusevski causes a stir, Nikola Gruevski responds

A new audio leak has elevated political tensions in Macedonia. Published by muckraking journalist Zoran Bozinovski, it shows Prime Minister Zoran Zaev negotiating a deal in 2016 with former security chief Saso Mijalkov from the then still ruling VMRO-DPMNE party, through an intermediary. Brief excerpts...
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