Tag: Monster case
Macedonia 06.09.22 | 15:08

Life sentences for “Monster” case killers upheld

The appeals court in Skopje rejected as unfounded the appeals of the five defendants in the “Monster” case in relation to the massacre at Smilkovo Lake. With this decision, the sentences for life imprisonment of the defendants Alil Demiri, Afrim Ismailovic and Agim Ismailovic are once again...
Macedonia 09.12.21 | 14:52

Zaev gives everything he is asked and plays with the death of our children, say the parents of the boys killed in “Monster” case

The revision is merely a political agreement and will not bring anything new to the “Monster” case. This is the position of the victims in the case of the five murders at Smilkovski Lake. Rade Slavkovski, the father of the murdered Filip, and Goran Nakjevski, the father of the murdered Aleksandar,...
Macedonia 16.09.21 | 15:57

Will a third trial be required for the Smilkovsko massacre? According to Kurti, “Monster” and other cases were not fully clarified

The Ministers of Justice of the Governments of Macedonia and Kosovo are in direct regular contact and they are cooperating on this issue as well, said Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, answering a reporter’s question when and whether Kosovo will extradite Afrim Ismailovic and Alil Demiri, defendants...
Macedonia 01.03.21 | 14:23

Young police officers were sent to the violent protest over the “Monster” case without adequate protective equipment

Eleven police officers were injured in Friday’s protests over the “Monster” case verdict. Although riots were expected, as in previous such protests, and although a strong police presence was noticed, a large number of young police officers could be seen in the frontlines of the police...
Macedonia 25.02.21 | 17:38

Special isolation for Zaev, Pendarovski and several ministers during Friday’s protest over the “Monster” case

Before and during tomorrow’s protest that will be organized in Skopje due to the maximum sentences imposed on the defendants in the “Monster” case, MKD.mk has learned from security sources that special measures are being prepared to protect public order, but also security measures –...
Macedonia 25.02.21 | 16:43

Transparent process, politicians to get hands off judiciary and prosecution, says Zaev on “Monster” case

The role of the state is very important, the society we create and the direction we assume, primarily for young people. We, politicians, can help by providing sufficient evidence for the reopening of processes and cases through the Parliament or the Government, whereas prosecutors should decide based...
Macedonia 24.02.21 | 19:23

AA / A Coalition requests that cases like “Monster” are handled by EU judges and prosecutors

We call on the European Union (EU) and its member states, such as Germany, France and the Netherlands, to urgently bring in a team of judges and prosecutors who will once again open “all politically motivated cases”, as citizens must begin to trust the institutions that serve justice, the...
Macedonia 03.02.21 | 12:49

Defense presents closing arguments in “Monster” case, makes mention of Priebe, Dreyfus affair, U.S. Department of State

The “Monster” case is completely fabricated and synonymous with the “Dreyfus” case, with far-reaching consequences because six innocent people were sentenced to life imprisonment, the defense lawyers said Wednesday while presenting the closing arguments in the “Monster”...
Macedonia 03.02.21 | 11:09

LIVE STREAM: Defense to present closing arguments in “Monster” trial

Defense lawyers on Wednesday are set to present their closing arguments at a hearing at the Skopje Criminal Court of the so called Monster trial involving the killings of five men on April 12, 2021 near Smilkovsko Lake in Skopje.
Macedonia 02.02.21 | 11:48

Joveski: Retrial in “Monster” case removed the suspicions of being a fabricated case

Chief State Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski said in an interview with “Deutsche Welle” that the retrial in the “Monster” case removed the suspicions of being a fabricated case and that the most important thing is that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are charged on the...
Macedonia 24.01.21 | 15:35

Zaev forgot what he said about “Monster” case: I’ve never mentioned that another person was involved

The Prime Minister Zoran Zaev answered reporters’ questions today in Gazi Baba, with one of them being in relation to the “Monster” case where recently the prosecution presented its closing arguments. Asked if he had information about some other people involved in the case, Zaev said: If...
Macedonia 21.01.21 | 10:18

Closing arguments: The case of Smilkovsko Lake murders is coming to an end

The trial in the five-fold murder at the Smilkovsko Lake on April 12, 2012 is  set to resume today in the Skopje Criminal Court, where the parties are scheduled to start giving their closing arguments. In a previous procedure for the case, Alil Demiri, Afrim and Agim Ismailovic, Ezim and Haki Aziri...
Macedonia 11.07.20 | 13:42

“Monster” case, Mladenov, Martin, Tamara – all the tragedies abused by Zaev

The Smilkovsko Lake massacre, the death of the journalist Nikola Mladenov, the little Tamara from Veles, the murder of Martin Janusev… These are just some of the tragedies that Zoran Zaev abused in the election campaign, when he did not spare people or insidious means to get in office. Today, it is...
Macedonia 06.07.20 | 13:02

Fetai in isolation after her colleague Bubevski tests positive for Covid-19?!

Former special prosecutor Fatime Fetai went into isolation after her colleague from the prosecution, Gavril Bubevski, tested positive test for the coronavirus, “Republika” has learned unofficially. The trial in “Monster” case scheduled for Monday, has been postponed for August...
Macedonia 07.02.20 | 16:43

Gjorgjievski: For political purposes, Zaev monstrously abused the massacre at Smilkovsko Lake

Zoran Zaev monstrously abused the massacre at Smilkovsko Lake for political purposes from 2015 onward. When he dared to lie, manipulate and play with the destinies of the families of those killed, but also of the entire Macedonian public, you can imagine what Zoran Zaev is capable to do, what he has...
Macedonia 03.02.20 | 14:28

Zaev confesses to having given away an official secret, does not know what he promised and what not to the parents of the killed boys

At Monday’s hearing in the “Monster” case, Zoran Zaev in the role of a witness said that he had met several times with relatives of the murdered boys, who wanted to get more information from the “bombs” that he and SDSM had in possession. At one of the meetings, some parents...
Macedonia 03.02.20 | 13:56

Zaev testifies in “Monster” case: I did not get the full picture of the case from the bombs, so all the materials were handed over to SPO

Former Prime Minister and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev testified Monday at the Skopje-based Criminal Court in the trial over the ‘Monster’ case, involving multiple murders at the Smilkovci Lake in 2012.  Zaev said that all the materials that SDSM had in possession and which he had insight into...
Macedonia 03.02.20 | 12:30

Did Zaev manipulate with “Monster” case and human destinies for votes?

The Criminal Court is holding a hearing in the “Monster” case, in which Zoran Zaev is to appear as a witness. At the request of the parents of the murdered boys at Smilkovsko Lake in April 2012, a video of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev answering MP’s questions in relation to the “Monster”...
Macedonia 14.01.20 | 16:46

“Zaev is bigger monster than the killers, and Katica was part of political agreement”, say the parents of the murdered boys near Smilkovsko Lake

The “Monster” case trial resumes on February 3, and SDSM leader Zoran Zaev was among the other witnesses proposed by prosecutors as an additional witness at today’s hearing on the five-fold murder near Smilkovsko Lake. The parents of the victims have repeatedly appealed to judge Ognen...

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