SDSM Files Charge against Schatz, Several Other People, and Legal Entities

SDSM has filed a criminal charge with the Prosecutor’s Office over serious suspicions of an organized scheme for money laundering, tax evasion, and falsification of business books, the party’s Secretary General, Aleksandar Sasha Dimitrijevikj, said on Thursday.

As he explained, it covers several physical persons and legal entities, including Peter Schatz, majority owner of Alfa TV, as well as the managers of Target Media’ and Alfa Skop DOO (LLC), due to reasonable suspicion of having committed several criminal acts.

According to SDSM, since 2017, through an international network of transactions, about 2.85 million euros were transferred from abroad to North Macedonia, which then ended up in Alfa. However, Alfa said it wouldn’t succumb to the pressures, defamation, and threats by Filipche and his party.