Tag: wiretaps
Macedonia 02.07.23 | 21:44

Ahmeti could be brought down by the wiretaps hidden by Zoran Zaev

DUI party leader Ali Ahmeti offered to be the first DUI party official who will undergo a full examination of his finances and his conduct in power for abuses and corruption. This offer comes after the US placed his party official and Mayor of Struga Ramiz Merko on a black list for corruption and interference...

Macedonia 04.11.19 | 14:48

Notorious spy chief Verusevski awarded 42.000 EUR in damages

Zoran Verusevski, the former spy chief involved in both the 2000 and the 2015 wiretapping scandals which created serious political and security crises in Macedonia, received 42.000 EUR in damages from the court because of his arrest in 2015. Verusevski spent nearly a year in prison on charges that he...

Macedonia 24.10.19 | 14:16

Zaev: The most wiretapped were Crvenkovski and I, as well as journalists, professors and experts

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev testified Thursday in the “Target- Fortress” case after he gave an oath before the court to testify truthfully. He noted that he learned about illegal interception of communications when he became a leader in 2013 and when Zoran Verusevski was chairman of the security...

Macedonia 02.10.19 | 21:20

Branko Crvenkovski does not want to comment on whether he received the “bombs”

Former SDSM and Macedonia President Branko Crvenkovski does not want to comment on Zoran Verusevski’s testimony that the 2010 illegally obtained wiretaps were first taken to the then opposition SDSM, and the ex-intelligence officer analyzed them as responsible for security policy. TV Alfa asked...

Macedonia 01.10.19 | 15:52

Did Zaev deliver empty boxes as evidence to Katica Janeva?

The World Macedonian Congress calls on state prosecutors to investigate whether the December 2015 hand-over ceremony of the cache of wiretaps from the SDSM party to the Special Prosecutor’s Office was a sham. The SDSM party was using the wiretaps for months to spark a colored revolution and once...

Macedonia 24.09.19 | 11:28

Whistleblowers testify falsely: With opposing claims about the wiretaps, Verusevski brings down “The Truth About Macedonia”

Is Verusevski’s statement given on Monday bringing down “The Truth About Macedonia”? Will it bring down Zoran Zaev, who was believed to be brought to power as the brain of “The Truth About Macedonia” operation? The man who used to be the brain of the operation, testifying...

Macedonia 06.06.19 | 13:46

EU: We do not want to comment on the new wiretaps

The European Union does not want to comment on the new wiretapped conversations that have been leaked in public. They say that the authorities are still taking action on the wiretaps. We do not comment on ongoing investigations or proceedings. The Commission notes that the authorities are taking action...

Macedonia 04.06.19 | 20:55

Mysterious whistleblower threatens to publish audio tapes showing Ahmeti’s complicity in the 2003 Sopot case

The Chicago based whistleblower known as El Cheka threatened Zoran Zaev that he will publish audio tapes revealing details of Ali Ahmeti’s complicity in framing ethnic Albanians in crimes. El Cheka is referring to the Sopot case – the murder trial after two Polish soldiers and an ethnic Macedonian...

Macedonia 21.05.19 | 17:13

Palevski charged after airing wiretaps of SDSM officials

Criminal charges were filed against anti-Government activist Ljupco Palevski and three others, over the airing of several illegally wiretapped phone conversations in the city of Prilep in early April. Palevski, a businessman and former high ranked SDSM official who broke with the party accusing it of...