On Tuesday, the Kochani Basic Court issued a 30-day detention measure against Iva Mihailova upon the proposal of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office. The decision means that as soon as Mihailova is secured, she will end up in detention, while in the meantime, both an international and a central arrest warrant will be issued for her.
Also on Tuesday, in an interview with Sitel, Interior Minister Toshkovski said his institution was set to initiate proceedings to issue an international arrest warrant for Mihailova that day. He underlined that Mihailova had illegally left the country.
Several hours after the interview, the Ministry issued central and international warrants. Mihailova, who holds dual citizenship of North Macedonia and Bulgaria, and who is charged with causing a fatal traffic accident in North Macedonia, has been in Bulgaria since Monday.