Tag: spo
Macedonia 10.09.19 | 13:54

Aleksic: There is no legal basis, and it is not logical for PPO to take over SPO cases by order of a detained prosecutor

There is no legal basis for the Public Prosecutor’s Office to take over the SPO cases because according to the SPO law it is the SPO that is solely responsible for prosecuting crimes related to and arising from illegally intercepted communications, lawyer Sanja Aleksic said, who represents defendants...

Macedonia 10.09.19 | 09:30

Joveski: We are ready for the SPO cases, the process will proceed quickly

State Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski told MIA that the prosecution is ready and has the capacity to handle all SPO cases and hopes that the process will proceed quickly. He considers that after taking over the cases and the possible adoption of the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, it will be decided...

Macedonia 10.09.19 | 09:22

Kalajdziev to Arsovski: Rule of law does not come with rape!

My favorite analyst has embarrassed himself! The rule of law does not come with rape, Professor Gordan Kalajdziev wrote referring to analyst Petar Arsovski, who as a guest on TV Dnevnik talks about the fate of the SPO cases. According to Arsovski, SPO’s fate must be resolved, they would do...

Macedonia 07.09.19 | 19:35

If the SPO ceases to exist now, the bombs should also be destroyed

With the special prosecutor in prison, there is no legitimate legal representative in the trials in the SPO cases, Elenko Milanov, one of the lawyers of the defendants, said in an interview with Alf. As regards the transfer of SPO cases, Milanov thinks that this is not something that can be done overnight....

Macedonia 06.09.19 | 17:27

PPO takes over SPO cases

The Public Prosecutor’s Office takes over the cases of the Public Prosecutor’s Office for prosecution of crimes related to and arising from the content of the illegal interception of communications. This position, as the Public Prosecutor’s Office informs, is based on the constitutional...

Macedonia 06.09.19 | 17:07

Zaev ready for leaders’ meeting with Mickoski

Zoran Zaev is ready to call a leaders’ meeting on the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office, as he said, if there is a need for it, but emphasized that it should still be given a chance for a legal solution. We expect the working groups to say if there is a need for a leaders’ meeting....

Macedonia 05.09.19 | 15:48

Zaev: Janeva’s letter a logical step for transfer of SPO cases

The letter by Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva regarding the transfer of Special Prosecutor’s Office cases is a logical step, resulting from the talks with VMRO-DPMNE and other circumstances, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Thursday, stressing that the solution is to reach an agreement,...

Macedonia 05.09.19 | 12:10

Siljanovska: Problem with SPO evidence is “resolved” with flood or fire!

The problem with the evidence at the SPO is “resolved” with flood or fire, Professor Gordana Siljanovska, who was the opposition’s candidate in the last presidential election, ironically notes in a Twitter post. I am afraid that they are not looking for evidence, but a way to destroy...

Macedonia 04.09.19 | 23:29

Ahmeti: Law on Special Public Prosecution should be respected

The law on the Special Prosecution should be respected until a new one is adopted, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti told the press after a several-hour session of the central presidency in Mala Recica. DUI has a firm position that the Law on Special Prosecution should be respected and acted in accordance with the...

Macedonia 04.09.19 | 17:00

I have more details about “Racket”, I’ll publish them if the investigating authorities fail, Gaiser tells Tanjug

La Verita journalist Laris Gaiser, who began publishing tapes in relation to the “Racket” case, told the Tanjug news agency that he owned material on the affair. New details, he says, will be released only if Macedonian investigative authorities do not do their job. Gaiser added that the...

Macedonia 02.09.19 | 21:38

Sekerinska: SPO cases will have verdicts

Congratulations to Matthew Palmer on his new position – US Special Representative for the Western Balkans, Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska wrote on Facebook, posting a joint photo with Palmer and Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov from the Bled Strategic Forum. We have the support...

Macedonia 30.08.19 | 15:18

Tortevski: I was offered a bribe of 50,000 euros while I was SPO adviser!

Lawyer Aleksandar Tortevski, in an interview with the weekly magazine Fokus, reveals shocking information, namely that he was offered a bribe while he was hired as SPO adviser, which he refused. Asked by Fokus whether the bribery was offered for a SPO  case, Tortevski says: Yes, and I reported it to...

Macedonia 23.08.19 | 22:12

Lence, Fatime or acting prosecutors can’t be special – new person is needed as SPO chief

Prosecutors Lence Ristoska and Fatime Fetai or any prosecutor appointed as acting prosecutors cannot take over the post of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva as SPO chief, say university professors Gordan Kalajdziev and Dimitar Apasiev. For the SPO to function for another year, until the end of its term,...

Macedonia 23.08.19 | 21:27

Apasiev: SPO’s funeral is also the government’s funeral

From the creator of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office to his executioner – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, who 4 years ago was a strong advocate for the establishment of this institution, is the first to turn his back on Katica Janeva. According to law professor Dimitar Apasiev, the funeral...

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....

Macedonia 15.08.19 | 21:30

Janeva’s office is reportedly in shambles as the prosecutors become the prosecuted

Shocking reports of recriminations, insults and back-stabbing flowed from Katica Janeva’s Special Prosecutor’s Office all day, as the date of her scheduled questioning draws nearer. The powerful prosecutor is suspected of extortion and abuse of office, and while rival state prosecutors delayed...

Macedonia 12.08.19 | 10:54

Special Prosecutors with busy schedule this week: to attend trials in their cases, questioning at the PPO

Trials in the Special Prosecutor’s Office cases are to resume Monday at the Criminal Court. For Monday, according to the announcement on their website, there is a scheduled trial in the “Titanic” case, which deals with electoral irregularities. A trial in this case is also scheduled...

Macedonia 09.08.19 | 14:20

Stefanova: Janeva returned Kamcev’s passport while I was on vacation and she did not inform me about it

Lile Stefanova, a prosecutor at the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, said in a statement released today on the official website of the SPO that she did not agree with Katica Janeva’s decision to replace the detention of the detainees in the “Empire” case with house arrest. In...

Macedonia 08.08.19 | 15:44

Janeva’s office insists they did all they could in the case of Kamcev’s house arrest

Even as one of the responsible prosecutors from the Special Prosecutor’s Office washed her hands off the entire Boki 13 – Katica Janeva – Jordan Kamcev fiasco, the office issued a press release today to defend itself from the latest revelations in Janeva’s abuse of office. In...

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