Zaev: I finally proved my innocence


Happy to be acquitted, finally proving my innocence and getting justice, said Prime Minister Zoran Zaev after Monday’s judgment in case dubbed Bribe. Zaev said Macedonia can be a normal country only if there is independent judiciary and transparent procedures, such as the one in case Bribe. He urged institutions in possession of the recording […]

Court acquits Zaev in ‘Bribe’ case


Judge Darko Todorovski acquitted Monday Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in case dubbed “Bribe”. While reading the judgment, the trial judge said the public prosecutor has not proved that the defendant committed the crime, resulting in an acquittal. At the last hearing, prosecutor Valentina Bislimovska asked for a change of the indictment qualification from “receiving a […]

YouTube video shown in ‘Bribe’ case against PM Zaev


Short video recording that was posted on YouTube in connection with the ‘Bribe’ case in which Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is charged, has been shown Wednesday in the courtroom of Skopje-based Criminal Court in the presence of the public. Judge Darko Todorovski pointed out that the length of the video is 3 minutes and 35 […]

Trial in”Bribe” case adjourned to February 26


The trial in “Bribe” case in which the Prime Minister Zoran Zaev is charged, scheduled to continue Monday in Skopje-based Criminal Court, is adjourned to Feb. 26 at the request of the public prosecutor who informed new judge Darko Todorovski that he will not be able to attend today’s hearing. Zaev accompanied by his lawyers […]