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On the occasion of the New Year holidays, President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova pardoned seven convicted persons, that is, one in full and six partly. As the President’s Cabinet explained on Tuesday, the six persons received a three-month reduction of their respective prison sentence, while the former saw his sentence reduced by three months and four days, which resulted in his ...

On Wednesday, Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said New Year’s Eve had been generally peaceful. As he explained, 29 crimes were committed, 33 people were detained, while there were also 28 traffic accidents, in three of which people who had suffered severe bodily injuries were registered. The Minister praised police officers, saying they had been up to the task. Toskovski also ...

Traffic on state roads takes place in winter conditions, on mostly dry roads. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT ...

Regarding the Lottery case, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Monday that when it came to ex-Deputy PM Artan Grubi, who was among the suspects, a national and international warrant had been issued, adding that domestic and international organs in charge of executing those orders had the authority to take all necessary measures, including summoning of other persons if ...

On Monday, PM Hristijan Mickoski continued its criticism of the Judicial Council, saying the government’s plans didn’t include illegal and incantational activities. “Citizens rate them with the lowest level of confidence. We don’t intend to think about pleasing these people and them staying there for longer and us sinking deeper in the political swamp, stuck in everything they’ve done over ...

“You know, I really don’t have any comments on what’s happening with Artan Grubi. I don’t know where he is. I think it’s important that people are held accountable for their actions and I hope that he is one of them”, US Ambassador Angela Aggeler said on Monday regarding the ex-Deputy PM who’s a suspect in the Lottery case. When ...

On Monday, asked by a journalist whether the police operations that had taken place over the weekend had been carried out in full and whether moles had emerged, PM Hristijan Mickoski said such situations would continue to exist for some time, that is, as long as there were remnants of the seven-year rule of the previous cabinet. However, he added ...

In the frames of the Bunker case, in which 18 members of criminal groups are being investigated, a prosecutor of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecution of Organised Crime and Corruption and investors from the Investigative Centre, in their analysis of the evidence material gathered so far, have obtained information indicating potential commission of other crimes and other involved ...

An international warrant has been issued against ex-ESM head Vasko Kovacevski in the frames of the Additive case. Also, in absentia, he’s been issued an eight-day detention measure. Kovacevski had left the country before the investigation was opened on 10 December. He went to Greece towards the end of August. However, police failed to locate him and notified the Court ...

Traffic on state roads takes place in winter conditions, on mostly dry roads. Smaller landslides may occur on certain road routes that pass through gorges and cuts. JP Makedonijapat appeals for careful management of the vehicles, respect for the posted traffic signals, as well as adjustment of the speed according to the road conditions. The duty teams of JP MAKEDONIJAPAT ...