Tag: trial
Macedonia 15.01.20 | 09:39

TNT trial starts from the start

The TNT case has officially begun from the start although it is uncertain how the TNT trial will begin. Defendants’ lawyers have reacted to numerous omissions in the hearings so far. As an example, they point out that in most of the evidence at the trials only the titles were read, which is unacceptable...

Macedonia 27.12.19 | 13:26

Court sentences three ELEM officials in a case initiated by Katica Janeva

Following the open calls from the outgoing Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to the judiciary to deliver verdicts against his political opponents, the court in Skopje today sentenced the former manager of the large publicly owned ELEM energy company Dejan Boskovski and two of his assistants to three years in...

Macedonia 20.12.19 | 14:26

TNT case: Lawyers react to the short time for inspection of 20,000-page material for Janakieski

Defendants in the “TNT” case react that they are given too little time to inspect the materials. They explain that they need to inspect an extensive material of 20,000 pages in just a few hours. They appealed to the judge handling the case for failing to close it for two years and now asks...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 15:46

Verdict for Zoran Milevski to be pronounced on Wednesday

In separate proceedings on the “Racket” case against Zoran Milevski-Kiceec, who pleaded guilty today to the court, in the course of the hearing, the lawyer for the defendant Aleksandar Novakovski submitted further evidence that the Judicial Council accepted and suggested that both parties...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 15:14

Janeva’s lawyer: We have enough evidence and the court will be able to make the right decision

Irena Frckoska, the lawyer of former SPO chief Katica Janeva, said they had prepared evidence and, according to her, the court would be able to make the right decision. We have proposed a list of evidence to be presented during the proceedings in support of Janeva’s defense. Some of the charges...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 14:16

Boki 13: I’ve been sitting in a restaurant with Ruskovska just as much as with Janeva

In his explanation of the indictment, Bojan Jovanovski, the first defendant in the “Racket” case, pleaded not guilty and said that he was a victim of a bigger game, in this case that he did not want to name as “Racket”. He also protested against Prosecutor Ruskovska’sremark...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 13:47

Dukovski: 71 bags of wardrobe seized from Boki 13

Bojan Jovanovski’s lawyer, Saso Dukovski, in his defense pointed out that the indictment cannot be proven and that there are only allegations. According to him, how will the court prove that the defendant took money from Ana Kamceva when he was in hospital at that time. As regards the footage at...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 12:53

Kiceec pleads guilty, Boki 13 and Katica plead not guilty

Zoran Mileski Kiceec pleaded guilty, while Bojan Jovanovski and Katica Janeva pleaded not guilty. At Tuesday’s “Racket” trial, the three defendants were asked if they confessed to the crime and if they felt guilty, Boki 13 and Janeva said they don’t feel guilty, and to everyone’s...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 12:48

Kamcev’s attorney seeks one and a half million euros in damages from Janeva and Jovanovski, judge refuses

At the “Racket” hearing, Jordan Kamcev’s attorney demanded one and a half million euros in damages from defendants Katica Janeva and Bojan Jovanovski, but the judge after consulting with Prosecutor Ruskoska did not accept that because there were no witnesses to the case. The judge allowed...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 12:22

“Racket” trial resumes: Doctors assess Boki 13 can consciously follow the trial

Doctors who appeared at the trial to explain Bojan Jovanovski’s health condition said that he could consciously attend the trial. His blood pressure is 140 /100 We gave him diazepam, he has abdominal pain, but it is a stressful reaction, doctors said. At this point, the judge explained that the...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 11:43

Boki 13: I am unable to attend the trial

I’m not feeling well, I haven’t been treated for the new diagnosis. I am unable to attend the trial. I have been vomiting several times since morning, the first defendant, Bojan Jovanovski, known as Boki 13, said at the beginning of the “Racket” trial. He says he insisted on coming...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 10:55

Boki 13 arrives for the “Racket” trial

Two defendants in the “Racket” case, Katica Janeva and Zoran Milevski, are already in the Basic Criminal Court for the trial. Bojan Jovanovski has just arrived in court from prison. The reason for being late for the trial is that he was being examined by a prison doctor. All three defendants...

Macedonia 03.12.19 | 09:16

“Racket” trial begins

The trial of three people in the ‘Racket’ case, Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, Zoki Kiceec and former special prosecutor Katica Janeva, accused of money extortion and abuse of office, begins at the Skopje-based Criminal Court on Tuesday. Defendants Katica Janeva and Zoran Milevski – Kiceec...

Macedonia 26.11.19 | 14:11

‘Titanic’ case trial resumes with witness testimony

Trial in the ‘Titanic’ case over election fraud resumed on Tuesday at the Skopje-based Criminal Court. A longtime employee of the administrative services, but now retired – Ljiljana Potic and a witness at today’s trial in the Titanic case told the court that she had no knowledge of a...

Macedonia 14.03.19 | 23:29

Defense tries to dismiss expert report in ethnically charged murder trial

Defense attorneys for the two killers charged in the brutal murder of young football fan Nikola Sazdovski – Sazdo in 2017 tried to overturn the psychiatrist testimony commissioned to determine the level of suffering which was inflicted on Sazdo in the days between the attack and his death in hospital. The...