Fatime Fetai and Gavril Bubevski to continue prosecuting the “Monster” case


Joveski authorizes Fetai, Bubevski to continue prosecuting Monster The “Monster” trial on the Smilkovo Lake multiple murders in 2012 resumed in the Skopje Criminal Court on Wednesday. “The fight for justice continues”, said Prosecutor Fatime Fetai arriving at the Criminal Court, where a new hearing in the Monster trial is taking place. State Public Prosecutor […]

“Monster” case: You can’t even catch a wingless bird


In this country, even if a wingless bird ran away you wouldn’t be able to catch it. This angry reaction by a mother of one of the five victims killed at Smilkovo Lake seven years ago, after yesterday’s postponement of the “Monster” hearing yesterday, in one sentence, described the failure of the system that stalled […]

Judges and prosecutors to inspect the Opel in the ‘Monster’ case


Judges and prosecutors will inspect the Opel Omega car this morning, in the presence of the media, which is one of the key evidence in the “Monster” case. The vehicle is located near the village of Miladinovci in a depot, which is under the responsibility of the Agency for Management of Confiscated Property. According to […]

Six years since the killings at Smilkovci Lake


Five men were killed near the Smilkovci Lake in Skopje on this day six years ago. The massacre took place on Maundy Thursday, prior to the Orthodox Easter. Kire Trickovski, Filip Slavkovski, Cvetanco Ackovski and Aleksandar Nakjevski, all aged between 18-20, and fisherman Borce Stefanovski, 45, were killed. Case dubbed “Monster” opened regarding the killings, with […]

Supreme Court orders house arrest for four defendants in ‘Monster’ case


The Supreme Court ordered Friday a house arrest measure for four defendants in ‘Monster’ case – murder of five people near Smilkovo Lake in 2012. The defendants are also obliged to present themselves twice a week before the Crliminal Court. Last week the Supreme Court accepted the appeal filled by the defense in the ‘Monster’ […]