Tag: rustemi
Macedonia 30.11.21 | 15:31

Prosecutor Rustemi confident that the court will continue to favor him in the Toplik case

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi asked that all future evidence submitted by the defense in the so-called Toplik case is rejected. Rustemi already had the court reject the evidence the defensed submitted so far, which raised concerns that the court is favoring the prosecutor who is one of the most involved in...
Macedonia 19.11.21 | 14:09

One of Katica Janeva’s prosecutors is also under an investigation

State prosecutors have opened an investigation into the conduct of prosecutor Bujar Rustemi, Republika has learnt. Rustemi leads several high profile politically motivated cases initiated by the now fully disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) which he was part of. According to the information...
Macedonia 16.11.21 | 18:08

Defense attorney Dauti sarcastically congratulates prosecutor Rustemi on a politically motivated decision of the Skopje court

Defense attorney Merdzan Dauti, who represents the defendants in the politically motivated “TNT” case, reacted to the decision of the court to throw out all evidence proposed by the defense with an sarcastic statement of “congratulations” to prosecutor Burim Rustemi. He finally...
Macedonia 29.10.21 | 18:11

Former Minister Janakieski was forced to testify for over three hours

Former Minister Mile Janakieski was forced to testify for hours today, in one of the politically motivated trials initiated against him. After three hours, Janakieski had to insist to have judge Osman Shabani allow him to take a restroom break from the hearing. Prosecutor Burim Rustemi (pictured) agreed...
Macedonia 28.10.21 | 17:45

“Prosecutor Rustemi lives to see former Minister Janakieski in prison”

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi lives to see former Minister Mile Janakieski in prison, said defense attorney Merdzan Dauti during today’s hearing in one of the SPO cases. In this trial, Rustemi, who was part of the now disgraced team of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, is prosecuting Janakieski for...
Macedonia 08.10.21 | 14:28

Prosecutor Rustemi threatened the defense witnesses in one of the politically motivated SPO trials

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi issued a shocking threat to forensics experts who cooperated with the defense in one of his politically motivated trials aimed at former Transportation Minister Mile Janakieski. Rustemi threatened to file charges against the experts, because their reports showed that Janakieski...
Macedonia 04.10.21 | 15:38

Prosecution wants the court to throw out all defense witnesses and reports in one of the trials against Mile Janakieski

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi demanded that none of the evidence or witnesses presented by the defense in one of the numerous trials against former Transportation Minister Mile Janakieski are accepted. The politically motivated case covers the failed sale of land near Skopje to an Israeli company that planned...
Macedonia 13.09.21 | 13:50

Prosecutor Rustemi inaudible during today’s presentation of evidence

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi gave an almost inaudible presentation today, during the latest hearing in the Toplik trial. The case is aimed against former Transportation Minister Mile Janakieski and other former VMRO-DPMNE officials, over a failed contract to have an Israeli company build a residential development...
Macedonia 26.01.21 | 16:02

Defense demands removal of clearly biased prosecutor from the TNT case

The defense in the TNT trial requested that prosecutor Burem Rustemi is removed from the case for his open bias toward one of the parties in the trial. The case is aimed against top former VMRO-DPMNE party officials, and was initiated by now disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. She accused former...
Macedonia 01.09.20 | 17:22

Defense demands that prosecutor Rustemi is removed from the TNT case

The defense demanded the removal of prosecutor Burim Rustemi, formerly with the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office, who is still working on the so-called TNT case. The defense representing former Transportation Minister Mile Janakieski – the most frequent target of persecution for the...
Economy 13.08.20 | 15:08

Collapse of Eurostandard Bank stops all financial transactions through the Macedonian Post Office

The Macedonian Post Office said that it is unable to do most of the usual services it offers t ocitizens, such as paying utility bills, paying out retirement incomes and welfare, after the Eurostandard Bank collapsed and lost its licence yesterday. The bank owned by oligarch Trifun Kostovski has an exclusive...
Macedonia 18.01.20 | 11:52

Man sought for the violent 2009 Procredit bank robbery arrested in Tetovo

Special police unit arrested Idriz Rustemi (34), one of the attackers of the Procredit bank in Skopje in April 2009. The attack prompted a gun-fight in downtown Skopje, with the AK-47 armed bandits spraying machine gun fire across a busy boulevard. Three police officers were wounded in the brazen robbery....
Macedonia 16.08.19 | 18:34

Another of Janeva’s prosecutors interrogated, says she didn’t pressure him over what he should say

Prosecutor Burim Rustemi was interrogated by organized crime prosecutors from the OJO service on Friday to determine his involvement in the large racketeering ring that was operating over the past several years from the Special Prosecutor’s Office, where Rustemi works. Rustemi was appointed by...
Macedonia 16.08.19 | 09:31

Another of Janeva’s prosecutors about to be interrogated

Burim Rustemi from the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) is being interrogated today by the OJO state prosecutors for his role in the growing allegations about corruption and abuse of office by the SPO. Rustemi was supposed to be questioned on Thursday, but had a previously scheduled court appearance....

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