The trial over the Target-Fortress case, opened by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), was postponed for 29 January upon a request from former UBK head Saso Mijalkov’s lawyer, Ljupco Svrgovski. The lawyer requested the postponement because of the testimony of the SPO’s witness, Gjoko Lazarevski, because it contains professional terms, while the defence, during cross-examination, isn’t able to ask him ...
Read More »President Ivanov: I am not involved in 27 April Parliament Incidents
The President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov addressed the nation on Friday evening, following the testimonies of some of the defendants in the “27 April Parliament Incidents” case, which claimed that he is involved in the entire scenario for the incidents. “As President of Macedonia, I pointed out the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK) as the centre that generates all ...
Read More »Defendant Vasilevski provides testimony for “27 April Parliament Incidents” case
Aleksandar Vasilevski – Nindza, a defendant in the trial focusing on the Parliament Incidents from 27 April 2017, provided his testimony of the events at the hearing held on Thursday. Vasilevski said in his testimony that people from VMRO-DPMNE have organised the events leading to the incidents and the intrusion in the Parliament itself. “VMRO-DPMNE formed “For Joint Macedonia”, and ...
Read More »Hearing over Target-Fortress Case Postponed for 4 December
Due to the short period of time to submit a request to take the former Director of the Security and Counter-Intelligence (UBK) Director, Saso Mijalkov, from detention to the Criminal Court, Wednesday’s hearing over the Target-Fortress case was postponed for 4 December. According to information obtained by Telma TV, the decision on a detention order for Mijalkov shows that there ...
Read More »Ex-UBK Head Mijalkov Detained
On Tuesday, Saso Mijalkov, former Director Security and Counter-intelligence Administration (UBK), was detained upon a request from the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). Police handcuffed him in the Marriott in the centre of Skopje and took him to the investigative prison in Suto Orizari. The 30-day detention order for him had been issued in relation to the Target-Fortress case, run by ...
Read More »Trial over Titanic 2 Case Postponed for 3 December
Tuesday’s hearing over the Titanic 2 case, opened by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO), was postponed for 3 December. The hearing was supposed to see material evidence presented. Judge Ognen Stavrev said the defence had three days to say whether it would propose some of the defendants as witnesses. Also, he stated that he had accepted Ljupka Gugucevska, Admir Shabani ...
Read More »Interior Minister Spasovski addresses Debate on UBK reforms
A scientific-expert conference on reforms of the Security and Counter-Intelligence Administration (UBK) was held on Monday. As Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski said at the event, after the end of the communication interception system reform, the focus is now on reforming the security-intelligence services. “This is one part of the debate with the expert public that will help us reach the ...
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