Five public prosecutors have so far applied for the position of chief public prosecutor at the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption (PPO OCC).
The candidates are senior public prosecutor Jove Cvetanovski, former Special Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor and current Higher Public Prosecutor Trajche Pelivanov, Skopje Public Prosecutor’s Office prosecutor Lidija Raichevikj, and PPO OCC prosecutors Iskra Hadji-Vasileva and Faton Azizi.
“For now, these are the candidates. Names will be officially published after the holiday”, said Public Prosecutors Council President Bashkim Besimi.
The Public Prosecutors Council is scheduled to form committees related to the selection procedure at its session on Friday. The election is scheduled for 28 October. The new chief will succeed Islam Abazi, whose term began in October 2022.