All defendants plead not guilty in the April 27 case


The 33 people accused for participating in the violent storming of Parliament in April 2017 at a hearing on Monday pleaded not guilty after saying they understood the charges against them. Of those, 31 are charged with ‘terrorist endangerment of the constitutional order’ and two are tried on ‘complicity’ charges. The trial continues on August […]

Protected witness recognizes three defendants in courtroom


The protected witness, who was interrogated in the Basic Court Skopje 1 via camera from another room with a modified voice for the five-time murder at Smilkovo Lake in 2012 in the case of “Monster” of the SPO, recognized three men out of four present defendants. The witness said that he saw Fejzi Aziri, Agim […]

The accused of terrorism receive celebrity welcome by patriots


Patriots welcomed the accused of terrorist threat to the constitutional order and security in front of the Criminal Court building with patriotic songs, zurlas and drums, and the Vergina flag. Before the trial started, a group of citizens with slogans in their hands gathered in front of the new court building and with ovations they […]

Two defendants plead guilty in Zijadin Sela trial


Two defendants, whose indictment had been changed by prosecutors after new evidence came to light – from an attempted murder of MP Zijadin Sela during the storming of Parliament in 2017 into violent disorder – pleaded guilty on Monday in a Skopje court. “I plead guilty and I understand the new indictment I am charged […]

MP Sela testifies in trial against his attackers


Giving testimony at a trial regarding the violent events in Parliament on 27 April 2017, Zijadin Sela – MP and leader of the Alliance for the Albanians – said in the press room he had been knocked over with a flag pole and had heard threats that he was going to be killed. While receiving […]