Tag: ojo
Macedonia 14.08.23 | 20:03

State prosecutors deny allegations that they deliberately sabotaged their investigation in the Tetovo hospital disaster

The office of state prosecutors (OJO) issued a statement responding to the investigative TV report about the devastating 2021 fire in the Tetovo Covid hospital that killed 14 patients and their relatives. The IRL media outlet published a report that heaped scorn on the Healthcare Ministry and the politically...
Macedonia 20.07.23 | 14:26

Key state institutions sever ties after revelations that state prosecutors helped DUI businessman make millions in profit

The office of state prosecutors (OJO) announced today that they will stop cooperation with the State Anti-Corruption Commission (DKSK) – a key body that investigates reports of corruption and recommends prosecution. The two institutions only recently signed a memorandum of cooperation, under strong...
Macedonia 25.10.21 | 17:18

Prosecutors are looking into the Prilep police commanders who intimidated the opposition candidates

The OJO office of state prosecutors informed that it is looking into the evidence of police interference in the elections submitted by the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party. VMRO showed screen-shots of Viber messages exchanged between several dozens police officials in Prilep and high Interior Ministry officials,...
Macedonia 25.12.19 | 18:02

State prosecutors reject charges Frosina Remenski filed as part of her fight with the Interior Ministry

State prosecutors rejected the proposed charges submitted by Deputy Parliament Speaker Frosina Remenski against former top Interior Ministry officials. Remenski is herself now charged with extortion, as part of the major scandal revolving around former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. After being charged,...
Macedonia 12.10.19 | 20:50

Prosecutors say they are investigating the Racket 2 scandal

Alfa TV reports that state prosecutors have begun a preliminary investigation in the corruption allegations raised by the owner of the Diamed dialysis company. Vera Ivanova reported that she faced extortion from Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce and the head of the FZO healthcare fund Den Doncev, who...
Macedonia 26.09.19 | 19:40

Janeva and her lawyers inspected most of the evidence against her

Disgraced prosecutor Katica Janeva was allowed to examine the evidence in the corruption case against her today over a few hours. Janeva was driven to the office of the OJO/PPO prosecutors and left there for some three hours to inspect the evidence. She was later escorted to the Sutka prison, where she...
Macedonia 25.09.19 | 13:53

Boki 13 allowed to review the evidence brought against him

After refusing to be interrogated by state prosecutors until he is given access to the evidence against him, suspected racketeer Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 was escorted to the OJO office of state prosecutors again today. It is expected that former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who followed...
Macedonia 20.09.19 | 15:39

Joveski’s prosecutors say they took over 170 cases and investigations from Katica Janeva

OJO/PPO prosecutors informed today that they have taken over about 20 criminal cases, 100 investigations and 40 initial lead cases from the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The cases were taken over by OJO based on a controversial order by Katica Janeva which she issued from prison....
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 21:21

The prosecutors have one set of standards for the Government, and another for the opposition

The OJO office of state prosecutors was quick to threaten opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski, after he announced that he was given copies of sworn testimonies given in the major racketeering scandal. Mickoski said he will give the prosecutors time to investigate the case properly, but if they attempt...
Macedonia 12.09.19 | 20:43

Mickoski defiant after Zaev’s prosecutors threaten him

In a press release, the OJO service of state prosecutors condemned the announcement from opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski that he has the transcripts of sworn testimonies given to prosecutors in the major racketeering scandal. Yesterday, following the failed negotiations on the future of the Special...
Macedonia 10.09.19 | 20:17

Zaev’s prosecutors in a hurry to complete the case transfer before he meets Mickoski

In a move likely timed with the scheduled meeting of political leaders where the law on state prosecutors will be discussed, the OJO/PPO service of prosecutors sent a note to the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office and requested that all its case files are handed over to OJO. The request is made...
Macedonia 08.08.19 | 10:35

State prosecutors won’t confirm or deny whether they have the tape showing Boki 13 extorting money from Jordan Kamcev

Asked about the video and audio tapes revealing how Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 was extorting money from businessman Jordan Orce Kamcev, state prosecutors would not say whether they have the tape as evidence. The tapes were published by the Italian paper La Verita. Prosecutors from the OJO office,...
Macedonia 14.03.19 | 17:15

Prosecutors now investigating whether the organised crime unit was also wiretapped

Prosecutor Saso Rajcev said that the OJO state prosecutors are now investigating whether, besides their office, the organised crime department was also being investigated. Conversations OJO state prosecutors had on their fixed line phones were possibly tapped since September 2016, up to until a few months...
Macedonia 20.12.18 | 14:03

Judge Pancevski: Another surveillance scandal about to drop in the Public Prosecutors Office

Former head of the Skopje Criminal Court Vladimir Pancevski warns that the prosecutors in the OJO service were not only wiretapped, but were also under video surveillance, even when out of their offices. – A new scandal is about to shake the prosecutors! They were wiretapped but also their movements...

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