Tag: police
Macedonia 19.03.20 | 14:56

The Interior Ministry is monitoring 2.400 citizens who are ordered to self-isolate

The Interior Ministry is currently engaged in inspecting some 2.000 people who are ordered to self-isolate in their homes, and 390 people who have orders to be under health supervision. These are citizens who recently returned from countries with high numbers of coronavirus patients, or have developed...
Macedonia 13.03.20 | 21:16

Police will warn groups of five or more to disperse

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced that the police will begin warning citizens who are gathered in groups that they should disperse. Officers will be told to approach any group consisting of more than five people, and informing them that it is dangerous to congregate during the coronavirus epidemic. People...
Macedonia 10.03.20 | 23:22

Culev: MoI is mapping places where to increase police presence on election day

The Interior Ministry will dispatch more police forces in regions or polling stations where there have been major disruptions to the electoral process in the past, Interior Minister Nake Culev said on Alsat’s “200” show on Tuesday. As he said, the MoI is mapping such places and will...
Macedonia 04.03.20 | 16:45

Group of 17 illegal migrants apprehended near Stip

A group of 17 illegal migrants was stopped near Stip. Police officers found them walking along the Stip – Radovis road in several groups due north and had them transported to the Gevgelija migrant reception center. There were no local guides or traffickers with them so no charges have been filed....
Macedonia 02.03.20 | 13:45

SDSM official from Bitola threatens to assault a VMRO official who publicized the infamous “shooting bride” video

SDSM party official from Bitola Zivko Asprov has threatened Vasko Naumovski, a former member of Parliament for VMRO-DPMNE, who publicized the shocking impunity which Asprov enjoys after his daughter was filmed shooting in the air. The incident occurred during the woman’s wedding, when she was filmed...
Macedonia 01.03.20 | 21:05

Interior Ministry says the situation on the border with Greece is calm, with a “standard” number of illegal entry attempts

Macedonian Interior Ministry reports that the situation at the southern border with Greece remains unchanged, with no increased pressure due to the migrant crisis in Greece. Spokesman Toni Angelovski said that the numbers of illegal entries are “standard” and that citizens have no reason...
Macedonia 27.02.20 | 18:40

Police denies reports that the coronavirus patient arrived days earlier and was potentially infecting people

The Interior Ministry is denying media reports that the woman with coronavirus was in Skopje’s Kale district for days before being hospitalized. This report was spread today in a number of media outlets who quoted Kale residents who claim they saw the woman days before she was reported as the first...
Macedonia 24.02.20 | 14:54

Interior Minister Culev confirms there’s an investigation into the ties between top police brass and drug cartels

Interim Interior Minister Nake Culev confirmed that internal review units are working to determine whether police officials were involved in drug running. Culev’s statement comes after two major drug busts – the involvement of Macedonian citizens in the huge transport of cocaine to the United...
Macedonia 03.02.20 | 17:48

Police arrests the man who shot their colleague – it was one of the recipients of the 2018 amnesty

This morning the Veles police arrested the man who snatched a gun from a police officer yesterday and shot him five times. It’s one of the 800 criminals who received early release from prison in 2018 as part of an amnesty put in place by the Zaev regime, said Orce Georgievski from VMRO-DPMNE. The...
Macedonia 02.02.20 | 18:36

The officer wounded in Veles was shot five times, is not in a life threatening condition

The Interior Ministry revealed the details of the attack that occurred in Veles this morning. Two officers, one of them female, were attacked by four men as they were on patrol near the Veles cemetery, where they had reports that robbers are attacking people visiting the graves. After identifying the...
Macedonia 02.02.20 | 13:57

TV24: Police officer shot and wounded in Veles

A police officer was show and wounded in Veles, TV24 reports. The incident happened near the St. Spas church, where the officer and a female colleague were on patrol after reports that robbers are targeting the worshipers. At one point, the officers confronted several suspects, and one of them reportedly...
Macedonia 20.01.20 | 16:45

Culev: In the future I will personally stand up for the protection of women’s rights in the police

Minister of Interior Nake Culev said today that he would continue to advocate and stand up for the protection of women’s rights in the police force after the Gazi Baba commander was suspended today, who sexually harassed and threatened to female police officers. From the position of Minister of...
Macedonia 20.01.20 | 14:14

Kumanovo: Man set a police vehicle on fire, shoots at officers

A serious incident occurred overnight in Kumanovo, where a man set a police vehicle on fire. The arson was noticed at 2 in the morning, in front of the Army Hall, where the patrol car was parked. The man fled when confronted by a police patrol, but was soon found on a near-by street. When told to stop,...
Macedonia 12.01.20 | 19:46

Spasovski’s midnight decisions lasted two years – The Ombudsman reacted, but in vain

The Ombudsman’s Office found that Oliver Spasovski was abusing the issuance of orders for the reassignment of police officers out of their their place of residence. The Ombudsman believes that orders under the law can last up to 2 months, and not more than 20 months in succession as they occur...
World 09.01.20 | 15:15

Orban: Increased number of police officers at the border with Serbia

The Hungarian government has decided to increase the number of police officers and soldiers serving at the Hungarian-Serbian border due to a growing migration pressure, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. He said at a press conference that the number of attempts at illegal crossings...
Macedonia 03.01.20 | 10:49

Deputy Interior Minister promotes Albanian – Macedonian rivalry in the police force

As the Interior Ministry is about to be placed under opposition control today, to ensure the police is not abused anymore for the benefit of the ruling SDSM party, Deputy Interior Minister Agim Nuhiu, who is from the Albanian DUI party, posted a comment bragging about the appointment of ethnic Albanian...
Macedonia 02.01.20 | 13:19

Czech donation for the riot police unit

The Czech Republic donated equipment for the PEP riot police unit of the Interior Ministry. The donation includes body protection gear, vests and shields. This unit is used in disturbances such as protests, crowd control at sport events, and was also used during the migrant crisis.
Macedonia 02.01.20 | 11:03

The Interior Ministry is in a state of flux after Spasovski’s overnight appointments

Police officers who have been hastily reassigned in the final days of this outgoing Government are openly complaining against the orders. Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, who is supposed to be replaced with an opposition nominated candidate tomorrow and take over as interim Prime Minister from Zoran...
Macedonia 30.12.19 | 23:28

SDSM propaganda material is being distributed in a Skopje police station

The Netpress news site published evidence of propaganda material for the ruling SDSM party being distributed in a police station in Skopje. The site published a photograph sent to it by a reader who snapped it in the police station in Gjorce Petrov, in the west of Skopje. The material was displayed in...
Macedonia 22.12.19 | 18:19

Police officers arrest two men in separate incidents in Tetovo

Two separate incidents against police officers were reported in Tetovo overnight. In one of them, a minor was arrested in a street after midnight when he was acting aggressively against the officers. In the second, non related incident, a 26 year old man tried to prevent officers from patrolling near...
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