Tag: PPO
Macedonia 05.07.23 | 15:09

Five police officers among 20 arrested for smuggling luxurious vehicles

Upon completing procedures, the Public Prosecutor’s Office started an investigation against eight persons for criminal acts in continuity: smuggling, concealing smuggled goods and custom fraud, computer forgery, and forgery of official documents. Five of the suspects are Ministry of Interior’s...
Macedonia 05.07.23 | 14:28

The Public Prosecutor Abazi, personal friend of Ali Ahmeti, will investigate his nephew Drin in the Soravia case

The Public Prosecutor Office Department on Organized Crime started an investigation on the acquisition of the Business Center Soravia, because of  the allegations that the DUI leader Ali Ahmeti’s nephew Drin acquired 39% stake in the €330 million center without investing even one cent, PPO...
Macedonia 04.07.23 | 15:16

PPO calls against abuse of ‘Phoenix’ case for political purposes

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) has insisted that all political parties stop abusing the investigative proceedings in case dubbed “Phoenix” or any other action by the office for political purposes. The PPO reminds all political stakeholders of the message that the U.S. Department...
Macedonia 28.06.23 | 22:13

PPO still analyzing cases involving Struga Mayor Merko

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) said Wednesday that the commission set up to look into the cases involving Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko is still analyzing them in detail. The commission has been looking into all completed and ongoing cases against this person in the Struga Basic Prosecutor’s...
News Macedonia 23.06.23 | 14:38

Anticorruption Commission: We have done a lot, we don’t need anyone from 8,000 km away to tell us what is going on

We have done a lot in the 4.5 years that we exist. We have completed a lot of work, and we don’t need anyone from 8,000 kilometers away to come and tell us what is going on. We already know – the disrespect of the independent  institutions’ work brought us here, since we have pointed...
Macedonia 23.06.23 | 08:42

PPO has six ongoing cases against Ramiz Merko

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) has six active cases involving Struga Mayor Ramiz Merko and takes seriously the claims by the U.S. State Department over potential influence by this person on proceedings. The PPO said Thursday it will urgently assess the legality and timeliness of actions,...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 20:07

Prosecutors say that they are investigating the minor election day violations

In the updated list of violations on election day, state prosecutors informed that they are investigating instances where voters ripped up ballots, organized transportation for votres and offered bribes. One person was arrested in Struga for ripping up a ballot and leaving the polling station. Police...
Macedonia 17.10.21 | 12:55

PPO received a report that 83 repeatedly convicted persons received weapons to obstruct the election process

On October 17, 2021, at 9:04 am, a notification was received by the Operational Headquarters, submitted by the US Embassy, ​​informing that a person from a political party, on October 16, 2021, addressed them and shared information that 83 persons who have been repeatedly convicted of criminal offenses...
Macedonia 18.05.21 | 15:54

The Constitutional Court will take more time to evaluate the law on public prosecutors

After a heated debate, the Constitutional court decided to take more time to discuss the 2020 law on public prosecutors, that is being challenged because of the scandalous way in which it was adopted. The ruling coalition failed to get the necessary 81 votes, even after months of pressure and bribery...
Macedonia 18.05.21 | 11:24

Constitutional Court begins hearing arguments about the controversial law on prosecutors

The Constitutional Court will begin hearing arguments on the challenge to the law on state prosecutors, which was adopted in 2020 under a very controversial procedure. The Zaev regime and Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi had the members of Parliament vote twice, after the law did not receive the necessary...
Macedonia 30.06.20 | 15:21

Law that protects Zaev from wiretaps and abolishes Janeva’s SPO goes into effect

The PPO law on state prosecutors officially entered into force today. The law was adopted in a scandalous procedure, with extensive pressure aimed against members of Parliament, who were ordered to vote twice after first rejecting the law. Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 20:46

Mickoski warns Zaev: Law or no law, you will be held accountable

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski told Zoran Zaev that he will not avoid being held accountable for his criminal actions, regardless of his move to ram a new law on state prosecutors through Parliament which will place Zaev loyalists in key positions in the judiciary and will ban the use of wiretaps...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 20:10

A supplemental law crucial for the work of the judiciary was also adopted illegally

Besides the scandalous vote on the PPO law on state prosecutors, Speaker Talat Xhaferi made another enormous blunder today, during the vote on a law on Council of prosecutors. This law accompanies the major law on state prosecutors, and it was supposed to be adopted under the Badinter rule, with an additional...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 19:39

Pendarovski ignored the scandalous vote and signed the PPO law

Despite the glaring illegal manner in which in was adopted, President Stevo Pendarovski quickly signed the PPO law on state prosecutors today. Pendarovski ignored calls from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party not to sign the law, that was adopted without broad consensus and was voted on twice – the...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:18

Parliament rules state that the “do-over” vote was clearly illegal

The rules of Parliament clearly state that the events that transpired today are unlawful. The Parliament rejected the proposed PPO law on state prosecutors when only 74 representatives voted in favor. But, against the rules, Speaker Xhaferi put the law to a second vote when 80 representatives were in...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 17:03

Zaev calls his supporters to a march to celebrate the law on state prosecutors

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev called on his supporters to march in downtown Skopje tomorrow to celebrate the imposition of a new law on state prosecutors through the Parliament today. The Parliament rejected the law, that would entrench Zaev loyalists as key prosecutors, but it was told to vote again and the...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 15:14

VMRO: Democracy was trampled today, Pendarovski has not right to sign this law into force

VMRO-DPMNE representatives walked out of the Parliament hall following the scandalous events when the already rejected PPO law was put to a new vote. The opposition said that it considers the law invalid and that President Stevo Pendarovski has no right to sign it into force. Today we witnessed how democracy...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 14:45

Scandal in the Parliament: Zaev’s law on state prosecutors was rejected, but was later declared adopted

The Parliament failed to approve the PPO law on state prosecutors today when only 74 representatives voted in favor, but in violation of parliamentary procedures, Speaker Talat Xhaferi ordered a repeat of the vote. It was then declared that 80 representatives were in favor, still short of the 81 votes...
Macedonia 16.02.20 | 11:01

Parliament set to begin its last session

Today at noon the Parliament is supposed to resume its final session, at the end of which it should vote to dissolve, at the last possible moment that would still allow holding elections on April 12. Before it dissolves, the ruling SDSM party demands a vote on its proposal for a new law on state prosecutors,...
Macedonia 15.02.20 | 16:51

Geroski: Good work proposing a law to protect yourselves from the consequences of your crimes

Journalist Branko Geroski, did much of the early reporting in the major Racket scandal, declared the proposed law on state prosecutors to be an attempt by the ruling SDSM party to secure impunity from prosecution. The law would entrench SDSM loyailsts as top prosecutors and would prevent the use of wiretaps...
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