Tag: prosecutor
Macedonia 23.11.23 | 15:15

Top pro-SDSM prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska removed from office as part of the judicial power struggles

Vilma Ruskoska, prosecutor notorious for her close ties to the ruling SDSM party and her role in the campaign of political persecution against VMRO-DPMNE officials, was removed from position today. Ruskoska complemented the role of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva in the campaign against VMRO, but she...
Macedonia 19.06.23 | 13:34

The perpetrator of the deadly car accident near Blace border crossing in custody

Public Prosecutor from the Basic Public Prosecutors Office in Skopje is gathering evidence on the heavy traffic accident that took place on Saturday near the border crossing “Blace” between Macedonia and Kosovo, in which three members of one family drowned in the river they fell in. Until...
Macedonia 25.11.21 | 21:06

Prosecutor Joveski says that there were cans in the bus, but they were not burnt

Public prosecutor Ljupco Joveski told Sitel TV that there were four plastic cans that could have been used to transport gasoline in the destroyed Besa bus in which at least 44 people died on Tuesday morning, but that they were not burnt. The theory that the reason the disaster was so deadly is because...
Macedonia 25.11.21 | 10:31

Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors says tragic bus accident wasn’t terrorist act, and there was no exposition and no fuel jerry cans

Bulgarian State Public Prosecutor Ivan Gesev informed at a press conference that the statements of two of the surviving passengers who were awake at the time of the accident completely coincide. They were questioned separately and their statements were identical. Therefore, we fully accept their testimonies...
Macedonia 20.04.21 | 14:24

Prosecution cites Raskovski’s attempt to flee, danger he will influence witnesses, in its request to have him detained

Prosecutor Ivana Trajceva cited flight risk as one of the reasons why she asked the Dragi Raskovski, former top adviser to Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, needs to be ordered into detention. Raskovski is currently in house arrest after he was charged with ordering the Government to purchase a software he...
Macedonia 07.04.21 | 12:41

Former chief Public Prosecutor Marko Zvrlevski has died aged 60

Former Public Prosecutor Marko Zvrlevski has died aged 60, after a brief illness. Zvrlevski worked as prosecutor for most of his career, and was named to the organized crime unit in 2005. He was promoted to chief Public Prosecutor in 2013, and held the position until 2017, when he was replaced by the...
World 19.03.21 | 20:25

V4: European Public Prosecutor’s Office is still not operational despite taking tens of millions in taxpayers’ money

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office was allocated tens of millions of euros in financing by this year’s EU budget. However, V4NA has learnt that the office is not even operational. On Wednesday, V4NA sent a written inquiry to the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO). We wanted to...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 13:48

Zaev violates his pledge to allow the opposition nominate the chief prosecutor

Justice Minister Bojan Maricic, a close ally of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, rejected the request from the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party that a new Public Prosecutor nominated by the opposition is appointed to replace Zaev loyalist Ljubomir Joveski. According to the Constitution, the Government nominated...
Macedonia 13.05.20 | 15:54

Prosecutor Ruskoska failed to advance her case in the April 27 trial

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska had difficulty presenting her case during the trial in the April 27 incident today. Ruskoska, one of the top SDSM party loyalists in the judiciary, is prosecuting a group of former VMRO-DPMNE party officials, alleging their involvement in the 2017 incident in the Parliament. She...
Macedonia 23.01.20 | 18:29

Nepotism watch: Vilma Ruskoska helped a nephew get hired as a prosecutor

Organized crime prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska used her influence to get a nephew hired as a prosecutro in Kumanovo, the Infomax news site repored today. For this, Ruskoska was investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission, which strangely concluded that a nephew is not a close relative and allowed the hiring...
Macedonia 23.09.19 | 15:56

Another failed round of talks between SDSM and VMRO about the state prosecutors law

Talks between SDSM and VMRO-DPMNE on the competing proposals for a law on state prosecutors failed today. Both Justice Minister Renata Deskoska, who represented SDSM, and VMRO member of Parliament Antonio Milososki declared the talks a failure and said that there are fundamental differences between the...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 22:09

It’s over: Council of public prosecutors unanimously votes to remove Janeva from her office

The Council of public prosecutors unanimously decided this evening to remove Katica Janeva from her position as Special Prosecutor. The move comes after the Parliament voter overwhelmingly to do the same, after Janeva was charged with extorting money from businessmen she was prosecuting. We decided to...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 11:13

Mickoski: Only an opposition nominated prosecutors can seriously investigate Zaev’s Government

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski said that it is absolutely necessary that the next public prosecutor is nominated by the opposition, since that is the only way to loosen the grip which the Zaev regime has over this service. This, Mickoski added, is also the only way to have a serious investigation...
Macedonia 20.02.19 | 22:35

Questioning ends, Ruskovska seeks detention for Ristovski and Janakievski

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska said late Wednesday that the interrogation of former Ministers from VMRO-DPMNE, Spiro Ristovski and Mile Janakieski ended. According to her statement, the judge’s decision in the preliminary procedure is pending, upon an order of the prosecutor’s office for their...

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