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Macedonia 26.05.19 | 14:56

Sela says he will not support the Special Prosecutor “amnesty law”, demands early elections instead

Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela accused the SDSM – DUI coalition of using the proposed changes to the law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office in order to protect themselves from criminal prosecution. Sela said that he will not vote for the law, or join Zaev’s coalition, and...
Macedonia 23.05.19 | 17:28

No shift in Law on Public Prosecution

There is no shift in terms of differences over the law on the public prosecutor’s office, the government has acknowledged. Unlike the optimism that the Minister of Justice has expressed recently, and that even without VMRO DPMNE, the law will be adopted, today she said there was nothing new. But...
Macedonia 14.05.19 | 18:26

Janeva insists that she’s “irreplaceable”, says she “deserves to remain as Special Prosecutor”

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva said that she considers herself irreplaceable, and wants to remain as head of the SPO unit, adding that she “deserved it”. They can’t replace me. Personnel decisions are not included in the law. Everybody knows what one law includes, and if we want to...
Macedonia 07.05.19 | 20:03

Talks on the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office continue tomorrow

After the conclusion of the presidential elections, representatives of the Macedonian Government and the opposition VMRO-DPMNE party will meet tomorrow to continue their talks about the controversial Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The SPO was created in 2015, under international pressure, and...
Macedonia 12.04.19 | 22:10

Strasbourg: Institutions serve the authorities, the legal system is completely destroyed

Former President of the Basic Court 1 Skopje Vladimir Pancevski revealed on Facebook that the lawsuit he filed to the Court of human rights in Strasbourg against the SPO has been accepted, as well as the second lawsuit related to unlawful work of the PPO which serves exclusively as an instrument of the...
Macedonia 09.04.19 | 15:27

Zaev’s Government and the opposition VMRO agree that the Special Prosecutor can’t go on in this form

During a meeting on Monday evening, VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev agreed that the Special Prosecutor’s Office can’t continue to operate the way it did until now, Republika has learnt. Party sources inform that some progress was made between the two...
Macedonia 08.04.19 | 17:49

“Bombs” will not be used as evidence in cases after June 30, 2017

A new version of the Law on the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office was drafted, in which a number of VMRO-DPMNE suggestions were accepted in certain segments and already sent to the representative of the main opposition party, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Monday at the workshop “Guarantee...
Macedonia 29.03.19 | 16:35

Working groups on SPO’s status: Differences remain, talks to continue

The adoption of the law on Public Prosecutor’s Office remains uncertain, which should resolve the future status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office. The ruling authorities and the opposition failed to reach an agreement after Thursday’s meeting in the Ministry of Justice. The...
Macedonia 29.03.19 | 14:53

Xhaferi rejects Deskoska’s request to keep the Parliament open throughout the election campaign

Speaker Talat Xhaferi rejected Justice Minister Renata Deskoska’s request that the Parliament meets to discuss the proposed law on the Special Prosecutor’s Office, if the necessary two thirds majority is agreed. The Parliament of the “Republic of North Macedonia” operates under...
Macedonia 28.03.19 | 22:51

Government and opposition fail to reach agreement on SPO law

Government and the opposition have failed yet again to reach an agreement over the draft-law on the public prosecutor’s office, which is set to solve the status of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). Representatives of the government and the opposition, who participated in the meeting,...
Macedonia 28.03.19 | 15:19

Despite EU Embassy intervention, law on the special prosecutors will be postponed after the presidential elections

Talat Xhaferi announced today that he will not allow a vote in Parliament on the Special Prosecutor’s Office until the presidential elections are over on May 5th. Xhaferi said that the talks on the controversial unit are being abused by the parties and that he will wait until the elections are...
Macedonia 28.03.19 | 12:15

Another round of talks about the fate of the Special Prosecutor’s Office

A new meeting between the teams prepared by the ruling SDSM – DUI coalition and the VMRO-DPMNE opposition party will be held this afternoon, to discuss whether the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) can be incorporated in the permanent prosecutor service. VMRO-DPMNE submitted 65 proposed amendments...
Macedonia 25.03.19 | 16:41

Besa will support the Law on Public Prosecutor’s Office if SPO does not merge with PPO

Besa announced that it would support the new law on public prosecution if the SPO remains functioning as an independent institution, and not as an integral part of the PPO. Besa MP Falis Zendeli told Monday reporters in the Parliament that the party is ready to support the SPO to continue working with...
Macedonia 24.03.19 | 22:42

VMRO insists on respect for international standards in the dispute with SDSM over the Special Prosecutor

VMRO-DPMNE insists that it will not allow that international standards in law are violated as SDSM insists on a new law on state prosecutors which is meant to turn the Special Prosecutor’s Office into a permanent institution. VMRO representative Antonio Milososki, who met with counterparts from...
Macedonia 24.03.19 | 20:59

New threats and blackmail of members of Parliament expected as SPO law majority remains elusive

A new round of pressure and blackmail is expected against opposition members in the Parliament after talks on the law on public prosecutors failed. The Zaev Government needs a two thirds majority in order to push the law through Parliament and make the position of the Special Prosecutor’s Office,...
Macedonia 18.03.19 | 11:01

Government and opposition kick off talks on SPO’s future

Working groups, set up after an agreement was made by PM Zoran Zaev and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski at their joint meeting a week ago, will convene Monday in a bid to find a joint solution to the draft-law on the Public Prosecution’s Office and the future status of the Special Public Prosecution...
Macedonia 13.03.19 | 19:36

Mickoski: This SPO is a symbol of Zaevism and does not justify the expectations of the citizens

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski said on TV Sitel that the Special Prosecutor’s Office is a symbol of the protection of Zaevism and that is not a protector of law. He stressed that the legal solution for the SPO is far worse, adding that the SDSM government makes an additional tool for dealing...
Macedonia 12.03.19 | 10:46

Burst heating pipe in the Special Prosecutor’s Office destroys evidence, raises eyebrows

A flood allegedly caused by a burst heating pipe destroyed evidence in the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje on Monday. The politically driven unit of state prosecutors told Alsat TV that the flood destroyed evidence in three cases, including the one raised against former security chief Saso...
Macedonia 07.03.19 | 20:47

The Katica Janeva project is finished

VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski considers the Special Prosecutor’s Office led by Katica Janeva a finished story, after the institution initiated charges exclusively against opposition officials, and now faces being turned into a regular branch of state prosecutors but without the ability to...
Macedonia 05.03.19 | 16:54

After they accomplished their political goals, prosecutors will stop using illegally wiretapped conversations as evidence

After abusing the huge cache of illegally recorded wiretaps for years in order to blackmail political rivals, businessmen and journalists, the Government now plans to take this weapon away from its Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). According to the new law on the SPO, which was presented today,...
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