Gruevski saved from charges in the Trajectory case


The period of six years from the commitment of the crime and the failure to have a final verdict in court has saved former prime minister Nikola Gruevski from prosecution in the “Trajectory” case for abuses in the construction of Shtip-Miladinovci and Kichevo-Ohrid motorways. Upon a motion by Gruevski’s assigned lawyer, the trial chamber ascertained […]

Prosecutor gives up on little Tamara


Prosecutor Natasha Godjovska, who was supposed to prove the system’s mistake for the death of young Tamara Dimovska, who died while awaiting surgery abroad, was a no show at yesterday’s court hearing and withdrew from the case. According to unofficial information, the prosecutor withdrew due to personal reasons, and the prosecution will appoint a new […]

Magyar Telekom trial: Bogoeski will unveil the bribers after the elections


The former intelligence officer, who testified before the US authorities, found that three politicians from Macedonia – former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, DUI leader Ali Ahmeti and former DUI official Musa Xhaferi accepted bribes to postpone the introduction of a third mobile operator in the country – did not appear in the Criminal Court yesterday […]

Titanic trial adjourned for Sept 24 due to illness of defendant Protugjer


Trial in Special Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) case dubbed “Titanic” has been adjourned Wednesday due to the illness of the defendant Martin Protugjer for September 24. Protugjer’s lawyer Donco Nakov submitted to the court the medical documentation and explained that defendant was urgently taken late Tuesday to emergency care unit. The prosecutor Lile Stefanovska said that […]

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 […]

900 ‘bombs’ remain to be heard as SPO’s Titanic trial resumes


More than 900 ‘bombs’ remain to be heard as the Special Prosecutor Office’s Titanic trial resumes in Skopje’s Criminal Court today. The wiretapped recordings are related to the abuse of power by several former officials in 2012. Twenty-one individuals are indicted in the case, including former PM Nikola Gruevski. Judge Osman Sabani is presiding the […]