EU Ambassador to Skopje Samuel Zbogar believes the ‘Racket’ case shows the Public Prosecutor’s Office is fighting against crime. I try to see the ‘Racket’ case in a positive light, Zbogar said Monday while visiting the Municipality of Novaci, adding it was evident that country has been establishing a practice to fight against high-level crime. […]
The Ministry of Interior cannot know where the country’s citizens are at all times unless there is an order by a prosecutor or court, said Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski on Sunday. Minister Spasovski was asked by the media whether the MoI knows the location of Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “If the MoI is supposed […]
Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva is on sick leave as of July 16, confirms the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO). The sick leave was filed a day after Janeva handed her resignation, which she said would be activated once an agreement on the Law on the Public Prosecutors Office is reached. On Tuesday, Janeva’s cell phone was […]
Belgian expert and former EU mediator during the Przhino negotiations, Peter Vanhoutte, commented on recent developments regarding the case “Racket” opened by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Whatever might have happened in the Office of the Special Prosecutor, it is important to stop all speculations and allow the regular prosecution to do its work, he said […]
North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said Wednesday he had not talked over the phone with Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva prior to the confiscation of her cell phone. Regarding the “Racket” extortion case, there have been media reports that Janeva spoke to a former senior diplomat and Government official before the seizure of her phone. […]
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva yesterday did not show up at the institution that she still formally manages. The rest of the prosecutors held a meeting without her, surprised and disturbed by the news about their boss who had shocked them. One of her deputies, Lenche Ristoska, said that she hadn’t called nor had any […]
Following the resignation of Katica Janeva, the European Commission says efforts need to continue to establish legal accountability for the crimes arising and surrounding the illegal wiretaps. “The EU takes note of Ms Katica Janeva’s announcements of her intention to step down as Special Prosecutor,” reads the EU statement. The EC, it says, reiterates the […]
The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Katica Janeva announced her resignation on Monday, saying it would be activated once political parties reach agreement over the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office and elect her successor. “When all political parties in Parliament elected me Special Prosecutor, I promised to myself and the citizens of North […]
Special Public Prosecutor Katica Janeva hopes that the government and the opposition will come to an agreement during this month and will ultimately settle the status of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, which in this critical period is in a halt and is unable to file charges. While both groups negotiate, Janeva and the VMRO-DPMNE […]
Just like two years ago, the businessman Orce Kamchev together with Vardar players celebrated the European title in Cologne. And in 2017, when Vardar won the first title, and on Sunday, Kamchev, along with handball players and his close friend Sergei Samsonenko, won a gold medal. But this year the public was shocked to see […]
There are positive signals that the Law on the Public Prosecutor’s Office will be adopted very soon and we will see how the Special Prosecutor’s Office fits into it, said Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva. “The international community is giving clear guidelines, also the ruling authorities, but not the opposition, which is personally concerned,” prosecutor Janeva […]
“Nobody can sack me. I’m protected by the law, whereas VMRO-DPMNE’s demands are political and I do not want to comment them.” This was declared by the head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office in North Macedonia, Katica Janeva, as there are rumours that she and her team are going to be sacked. Janeva said that […]
The head of the Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) Katica Janeva wants both her and her entire team to stay and keep working together for another term. She expressed her wish during the ongoing negotiations on the new law on public prosecution, which will decide the fate of the SPO. Katina Janeva expects from the political […]
Government and opposition in North Macedonia are expected to hold talks regarding the future of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. The adoption of a bill which regulates the function of this office is one of the requirements that the EU has imposed as part of the reforms that the country should finalize to advance in its […]
The government of Sweden highly appreciates the work of the Special Prosecutor’s Office, Swedish Ambassador Mats Staffansson told Katica Janeva and her coworkers at the SPO during a meeting Thursday. Swedish Ambassador Staffansson said Sweden and the entire EU were watching closely the steps taken to revise the Law on the Public Prosecution, which would […]
