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SDSM’s and VMRO-DPMNE’s working groups that are negotiating on the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) issue held a short meeting on Monday which saw no deal reached. As Justice Minister Renata Deskoska and opposition MP Antonio Milososki said, there are substantive differences in the stands and they will leave room within the frameworks of the two parties for all items to ...

The Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime and Corruption has finished the investigation into the Racketeering case. One of the suspects in the case, Bojan Jovanovski, was notified about this on Monday, when he was interrogated by prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska. The interrogation lasted less than 60 minutes. His lawyer, Saso Dukovski, said Jovanovski had stated that he wouldn’t exercise his right ...

Several prosecutors confirm for Fokus that a new letter sent from former Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva has arrived at the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). One of Janeva’s demands was for the money from the so-called black fund to be given to her in order for her to be able to cover the costs for her defence as a suspect in ...

Former Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) prosecutor Lile Stefanova, who is now part of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) as a result of Public Prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski’s decision, will continue to be in charge of the Titanic, Trajectory and Magyar Telekom cases. Ex-PM Nikola Gruevski, MP Ilija Dimovski, former Transport Minister Mile Janakieski and ex-Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska are among the ...

Good driving conditions are reported throughout the country on dry roads. Certain roadways passing through valleys and canyons can be susceptible to light rockslides, such as Kocani – Makedonska Kamenica – Delcevo, Vinica – Berovo, Gostivar – Straza, Mavrovo – Debar – Struga, Demir Kapija – Udovo, Katlanovo – Veles, Krusevo – Demir Hisar, and Resen – Bukovo. Motorists are ...

On Monday, Bojan Jovanovski, also known as Boki 13, one of the suspects in the Racketeering case, will be taken from the Prison in Suto Orizari to the Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime and Corruption to give a statement. The second suspect in the case, Zoran Milevski gave a statement. However, according to Fokus, he exercised his right to remain ...

The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) has taken over a total of 171 cases from the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The priority will be given to cases over which court proceedings are underway, according to the PPO. As it was explained on Friday, cases over which there is an investigation and a pre-investigation procedure will be allocated additionally. So far, with ...

PM Zoran Zaev, who is also the leader of and SDSM, said on Friday that he would meet the leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, regarding the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) law. However, he added that that would happen once the working groups signalled to both of them that there was progress. According to Zaev, there is constant communication between representatives ...

In an interview with MIA, VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski says that the government doesn’t want the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) law to be adopted and that SDSM wants to halt the entire process because Zoran Zaev’s party wants to implement legal violence in the confrontation with the people not sharing its political views. According to him, since the failed leaders’ ...

Electing a chief of any public prosecutor’s office nominated by political parties, including the opposition, is a solution that opens a door to politicize the public prosecutor’s system, the members of the Council in charge of implementation of the Judicial Reform Strategy, after the 13th session, held on Friday. As it was said in the press-release, Justice Minister Renata Deskoska ...