Tag: police
Macedonia 30.06.20 | 13:40

Video reveals illegal show of force during a riot police raid ordered by Zaev’s former bodyguard

A video sent anonymously to Republika reveals gross abuse of the police during the arrest of several officers, allegedly for refusing to honor social distancing. The arrests were made in the village of Kuklica, near Kratovo, in early June. Seven off duty officers who were gathered in the home of one...

Macedonia 30.06.20 | 10:21

More than 24.000 citizens have been cited for not wearing masks

The Interior Ministry announced that 361 citizens were fined for not wearing masks over the past 24 hours. Minister Nake Culev said that over 24.000 citizens were fined or cited so far. Now that other restrictions have been lifted, the main focus on reducing the spread of the virus is on getting citizens...

Macedonia 29.06.20 | 11:32

Border police intercepted 10 illegal migrants near Kumanovo

Ten illegal migrants were intercepted in the area of Kumanovo near the border with Serbia, but most of them fled. The incident occurred on Saturday evening, when a 36 year old man from Stip was found driving 10 migrants in his car toward the border. Seven of the migrants fled, and three of them, men...

Macedonia 29.06.20 | 11:26

SDSM continues its institutional pressures against the opposition – VMRO leader Mickoski invited to a police station for questioning over a minor violation

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski has been summoned to a police station for questioning this morning. Pro-Government media outlets, clearly tipped off by the police, are reporting that Mickoski will be questioned over the incident a month ago when the police raided a restaurant where he was having...

Macedonia 21.06.20 | 11:00

Police officers cite 805 citizens for not wearing masks

Police officers cited 805 citizens for failing to wear masks in public spaces. According to the coronavirus regulations, masks must be worn in closed public spaces, such as offices, banks and supermarkets, as well as in open spaces where citizens can’t maintain distance – such as farmers’...

Macedonia 18.06.20 | 16:36

Border police reports it stopped the transport of 142 illegal migrants a week ago

The Interior Ministry informed that a week ago the border police patrol captured 142 illegal migrants hiding in a truck that was heading north along the A1 highway near Gevgelija. The migrants were transported by two men from Gevgelija, who are arrested and are being charged. Once the police spotted...

World 17.06.20 | 13:44

V4: Anti-police anarchists sing from Soros’s hymn sheet

Anti-police sentiments have reached unprecedented levels in the US following George Floyd’s death. Billionaire stock exchange speculator George Soros, a palpable force behind these sentiments, appears to be mobilising significant resources to mould the US judiciary as he pleases, the V4 news agency...

Macedonia 15.06.20 | 11:09

Police fines 620 citizens who were not wearing masks

Police officers fined 620 citizens who were not wearing masks in confined public spaces. Wearing of masks is mandatory in indoor public spaces and in the open where citizens can’t maintain a proper distance. This includes banks, offices, buses and farmers markets. Additionally, the police issued...

Macedonia 11.06.20 | 12:39

With stronger measures off the table, police focuses on citing citizens who don’t wear masks

The number of citizens cited by police officers during the past 24 hours was again over 1.000 – the Interior Ministry reported 1.068 such cases. Masks have to be worn in all confined public spaces such as supermarkets, post offices and banks, as well as in farmers markets and other open areas that...

Macedonia 09.06.20 | 11:11

Police campaign against citizens who don’t wear masks

Police officers cited nearly 1.000 citizens who were not wearing masks over the past 24 hours. With movement restrictions currently lifted, making sure that citizens wear masks in confined public spaces is the main focus of the police. This includes offices, banks, supermarkets, as well as farmers markets. Officers...

World 08.06.20 | 11:31

Council members support replacing Minneapolis police following George Floyd’s death

Nine of 12 members of the city council in Minneapolis have expressed their support for disbanding and replacing the city’s beleaguered police department, according to media reports Sunday. At a rally Sunday afternoon, city council members including City Council President Lisa Bender and City Council...

Macedonia 07.06.20 | 23:04

Police arrests 15 curfew violators in Skopje’s worst affected area

Police officers arrested 15 citizens on Sunday for violating the curfew. The arrests were made in the area of the Bit Pazar police station, in the central Cair municipality, which is the worst affected in the second wave of the coronavirus. The often lawless, majority ethnic Albanian part of the city...

Macedonia 07.06.20 | 11:51

Officers arrest 130 citizens who violated the curfew

Police officers arrested 130 citizens overnight for violating the movement restrictions across the country, and gave warnings to 24 more. Police is tasked with stopping commuters and demanding they show papers allowing them to leave their homes. Also, 386 citizens were cited for not wearing masks and...

Macedonia 06.06.20 | 12:12

Police arrests 155 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers arrested 155 citizens for violating the curfew on Friday. Four major cities – Skopje, Tetovo, Kumanovo and Stip – are under a full lockdown that started on Thursday evening and lasts until Monday morning, causing a major disruption. Officers also issued warnings to 50 other...

Macedonia 05.06.20 | 12:14

Police finds 591 violations of the order mandating the wearing of masks

Over the past 24 hours, police officers reported 591 violations of the regulation ordering citizens to wear face masks in confined public spaces. Additionally, 48 citizens were detained for violating the overnight curfew which was reintroduced after the spike in coronavirus cases. The police also ordered...

Macedonia 27.05.20 | 13:24

Police officers issue their last curfew fines to 21 citizens

Police officers arrested 21 citizens overnight, who were caught violating the last curfew. The curfew ends today, by order of the Government, but these 21 citizens will still face fines of up to 2.000 EUR for being outside without a permit.

Macedonia 22.05.20 | 13:54

Two incidents involving police officers in Tetovo

Police officers in Tetovo were targeted in two separate incidents, the Interior Ministry reported. In one instance, an officer, accompanied by a friend of his, was intercepted by three men who cut off his path with their car and attempted to assault him. Following the incident yesterday evening the three...

Macedonia 21.05.20 | 16:54

Officers and soldiers ordered into self-isolation after an outbreak in Ohrid

Dozens of officers and employees at the police resort in Ohrid are ordered into self-isolation after several policemen were found to be Covid-19 positive. The resort is used by the Interior Ministry and a unit of the riot police brigade was sent there. Seven of them were found positive to the coronavirus,...

Macedonia 18.05.20 | 15:49

Body found in a shallow grave near Skopje was of a murder victim

The man whose body was found near the village of Gorna Matka, west of Skopje, was murdered, the police confirmed. The body was found in a shallow grave in a desolate place. Wild animals dug up parts of the body, and it was found by hikers. Police forensics teams determined that he was killed with a gunshot...

Macedonia 10.05.20 | 11:09

Police arrests 42 citizens for violating the curfew

Police officers have detained 42 citizens overnight for violating the coronavirus curfew. They were found outside after 19h, without a permit Another 13 citizens were also violating the curfew, and were released with a warning. The Interior Ministry said that it has also issued orders for mandatory self-isolation...

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