The chief Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who can be heard in recordings released by La Verità telling a suspected businessman that ‘everything’s going to be OK’, is now one of the three suspects in the extortion case, commonly referred to as the “Racket” case. Janeva has been ordered a 30-day detention by the Criminal […]
Special prosecutor Katica Janeva was taken to the Skopje-based Criminal Court to appear before a pre-trial judge, who should decide on the prosecutor’s request for detention. Police on Wednesday searched Katica Janeva’s home in Kozle twice. Earlier today, police officers detained Janeva acting on an arrest warrant of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. She was transported […]
Furniture belonging to the head prosecutor in the SPO Katica Janeva is being confiscated from her house in Skopje’s Kozle neighborhood, as she was brought back there under police escort following a police search of SPO’s offices. The police searching SPO’s offices confiscated Janeva’s computer acting upon an order. So far, there’s no information why […]
There’s not enough evidence to suggest that Katica Janeva’s son has been involved in any illegal activities, Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska said Wednesday after SPO’s head Katica Janeva was detained on charges of abuse of office. Speaking at a news conference, Ruskovska said there’s no evidence to prove that other SPO prosecutors might be involved. “The […]
The outgoing SPO prosecutor Katica Janeva with a police escort has been transported to the main offices of the public prosecutor’s office after being detained in her home in Skopje. Police is in front of the SPO’s offices and a police van has parked outside. No one is allowed to enter the building at the […]
The status quo of talks between the working groups of the government and the opposition over the Public Prosecution law, which also regulates the future status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office hasn’t been changed and a new meeting is yet to be scheduled. The working groups of the two parties were expected to continue […]
As of September, the salaries of employees in primary, secondary and high education would increase by 5 percent, the Government decided at its 150th session. The Minister of Education and Science is to prepare a document on new coefficients in line with the 5 percent increase, the Government said in a press release. In addition, […]
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva came in and out of the office of Prosecutor Vilma Ruskovska, the head prosecutor for organized crime and corruption, after being questioned for more than four hours as a witness. Dozens of news crews waited for her to answer the numerous questions raised after the “Racket“ affair and footage published […]
After Tuesday’s five-hour questioning over the Racket case at the Prosecution for Organized Crime, Katica Janeva told the press she didn’t feel any guilt and didn’t know whether any politicians were involved in the scandal. Asked if it was her voice promising “everything will be fine” to Jordan Kamchev in the recently released recording, Janeva […]
Katica Janeva was considered incorruptible, and right in front of the SPO building, in T-shirts with the three prosecutors – Janeva, Fetai and Ristovska, the “Colorful Revolutionaries” began their protests, trying to overthrow the nationalist-authoritarian regime of Nikola Gruevski, writes the German newspaper SPIEGEL. But with the Racket affair, this myth of the heroic SPO […]
The visit of the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Belgrade was postponed, Turkish embassy in Belgrade confirmed to Tanjug news agency. The visit was planned for August 29. Erdogan will not be visiting Serbia in August and September due to a “schedule adjustment”, the embassy explained. It was earlier announced that Erdogan and his […]
Arriving to testify at the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime accompanied by a lawyer, Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva said she hoped her testimony would speed up the “Racket” investigation. “I’m still a special prosecutor,” Janeva told reporters. “My coworkers are fully authorized to represent the state in court proceedings. I hope we see several resolutions […]
Chief Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Tuesday will be questioned by Vilma Ruskovska, the prosecutor tasked with investigating the case. Janeva’s testimony is expected to clarify several issues puzzling the public after the Racket case was opened in July. As the scandal broke out, two suspected extortionists Bojan Jovanovski and Zoran Mileski were put […]
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva has denied the request submitted by the defense lawyer in the Titanic 3 case to remove the SPO’s prosecutors Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski from the case. Defense attorney Elenko Milanov first submitted the request to judge Marija Kletnichka, who then forwarded it the SPO as the relevant authority on […]
Head Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva is to rule by 14h on Monday on whether SPO’s prosecutors Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski would be dismissed from SPO’s ‘Titanic 3’ case. Following a motion tabled by lawyer of the defense in the case, Elenko Milanov, the trial judge said a recording of the motion would be […]
Fetai refrains from commenting on Racket case Ahead of Monday’s Titanic 3 case trial, the SPO Prosecutor Fatime Fetai refrained from commenting on the latest developments in the Racket case led by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for fighting organized crime. “I wouldn’t want to comment on it. The Racket proceedings are led by a different […]
In 2019, the Bulgarian government has allocated more than a million leva (about 500 000 euro) for 11 development aid projects across the Republic of North Macedonia, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said. Zaharieva was speaking in Strumica at the opening of a multifunctional social centre in the municipality, financed with 270 000 leva from the […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, congratulating August 18 Army Day to all members of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia, said our troops are committed to equal partnership with our allies and show ability to jointly maintain regional and international peace and stability. “I would like to congratulate members of the Army […]
Each of us is equal before the law and we support and expect institutions to do their job. None of us expects political protection, none of us would get it, Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska told a press conference. “This country has changed and when there’s crime, the institutions take action. The moment certain information came […]
Everyone involved in the case, anyone who has broken the law in any way, will be held accountable and probed in a transparent judicial inquiry, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said in a short interview with MIA. There must be accountability both for the brains behind the whole thing and for those who are doing all […]
