Appellate Court Increases Jovanov’s Prison Sentence from 12 to 13 Years

The Appellate Court has increased the prison sentence of Vasil Jovanov, sentenced in the case concerning the January traffic accident in Skopje in which Frosina Kulakova was killed, from 12 to 13 years. The institution said in Monday’s press release the Prosecutor’s Office’s appeal had been accepted.

In the first-instance verdict, in May, the Criminal Court sentenced Jovanov to 12 years for was driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, and not possessing a license when he hit Jovanova, who was crossing a zebra crossing.