Turkiye Receives Palevski Extradition Request

On Tuesday, the Justice Ministry was notified that Turkiye had received the extradition request concerning the principal suspect in the murders of Vanja Gjorcevska and Pance Zezovski, Ljupco Palevski.

However, the following day, the Ministry said the extradition would take months, not days. “In these cases, it’s a matter of months, not days and weeks, because a person is being handed over. Procedures may even last years, but we don’t expect this one to last that much. We honestly hope it will be done before June. We were very quick. Palevski has a right to appeal everything and fight the extradition,” the Ministry’s Sector for Internal Legal Aid pointed out.

According to the Sector, it’s very rare for additional documentation to be requested when it’s about a person under investigation. However, if it is requested, it will be provided immediately.