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Migrants hurt in North Macedonia after driver jumps from moving truck

Police in North Macedonia said on Saturday that 34 Afghan migrants have been injured in a highway accident after the driver of a truck carrying them north toward Serbia jumped from the moving vehicle attempting to escape a police patrol.

Three migrants and the Macedonian truck driver were seriously hurt on the main highway in North Macedonia after the speeding truck overturned and ended up in a 14-metre-deep (15.3 yards) gorge, the police said.

The injured, including children, were driven off to nearby hospitals.

The Balkan migrant route officially closed in 2015 when countries along it shut their borders, blocking a main passage to northern Europe. Yet thousands of people fleeing conflicts and poverty in the Middle East and beyond continue to travel via Turkey, Greece and the Balkans in the hopes of reaching Western Europe.

 

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North Macedonia must reform judiciary before accession talks can start: EU's Hahn

North Macedonia needs to reform its judiciary to ensure it can handle high-level crime and corruption cases before the European Union can set a date to start accession talks, top EU official Johannes Hahn said on Thursday.

The former Yugoslav republic changed its name from Macedonia to North Macedonia this year, ending a more than two decade dispute with Greece over its name and removing an obstacle to its membership of the EU and NATO.

It expects the new EU Commission to set a date for accession talks in October. “I’m confident that the decision (on the start of accession talks) will be taken in October,” Hahn, EU commissioner for enlargement of the bloc, said after meeting Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.

“North Macedonia has worked hard for it and now it’s time for EU leaders to deliver.”

Hahn said the government in Skopje should implement reforms to ensure the judiciary is ready to complete cases handled so far by the special prosecutor’s office. “What is important now in view of the crucial decisions in October is to adopt the law on the public prosecutor which provides important guarantees for the rule of law,” Hahn said.

The office of the special prosecutor was created under the 2015 agreement which ended a two-year political crisis in North Macedonia.

Its main task was to deal with high-level organized crime and corruption, cases that local institutions were not in a position to handle because they faced influence from politicians.

The mandate of the office expired last September, but very few cases have been completed.

Parliament is now expected to pass a law that would extend the mandate of the public prosecutor to cases handled by the office of the special prosecutor. Parliament is expected to vote on the draft law after the summer recess.

 

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The US Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker is trying to safe Zaev's criminal government, while sending a message to the leader of the opposition Christian Mickoski that if he doesn't accept the US Embassy's proposal about the state prosecutors law, then Mickoski would be replaced with the VMRO-DPMNE's deputy Mitko Jancev.

US diplomat believes Macedonia is not f-ed enough, calls on “opposition” to assist
By Gorazd Velkovski - July 26, 2019

Reeker: The country is on the right track, the opposition to engage in the processes - Независен Весник

Through the Prespa Agreement, North Macedonia showed an example of courageous solutions to the problems and the ability to move towards a positive and bright future. The United States express admiration for what you and your country have achieved. The country should continue in that spirit...

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26/07/2019

Mickoski says no to appointing another unaccountable Special Prosecutor - Republika English

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski insisted that the opposition will not allow the creation of another unaccountable judicial institution, following the...

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26.07.2019

Zaev reports death threat: "A bullet that I will gladly put in your head" - Независен Весник

North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev told Thursday a Q&A session in Parliament that he has reported to the Ministry of Interior a threat posted on social media following today’s press conference with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes...

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25/07/2019

Two leading SDSM mayors questioned in relation with the Boki 13/Katica Janeva corruption scandal - Republika English

Natasa Petrovska and Stefan Bogoev, the mayors of Bitola and Skopje’s Karpos district are being questioned about the widespread racketeering...

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26.07.2019

Skopje marks 56 years since the devastating earthquake - Независен Весник

Today, Skopje marks 56 years since the disastrous earthquake which leveled much of the city on this day in 1963, killing over 1.000 people and leaving 3.000 injured. Delegations and individuals will lay flowers at the monument of the earthquake victims at Butel cemetery, while a traditional...

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26/07/2019

 

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The Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has scheduled a session on draft law on public prosecution for August 27.

Xhaferi plans to have Parliament discuss the law on state prosecutors in late August - Republika English

Despite Zoran Zaev’s urgency in pushing for a new law on state prosecutors in light of the spectacular corruption scandal...

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28.07.2019

VMRO warns about on-going attempts to destroy evidence of corruption in the Special Prosecutor's Office - Republika English

VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Dimitar Arsovski warned that the true purpose of the law on state prosecutors proposed by Zoran Zaev, in...

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28.07.2019

France is closely watching the Special Prosecutor scandal, and how the involved party will react, Ambassador warns - Republika English

Comment by French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier raised worries that the Boki 13/Katica Janeva scandal will bury the chances...

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28.07.2019

Outrageous!

The Karpos Roman era sarcophagus find was excavated carelessly, and workers were quick to re-bury the site - Republika English

Experts have blasted the way a 2AD Roman era sacrophagus, which was recently uncovered during road work in Skopje’s Karpos...

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28.07.2019

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Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva is on 'sick leave' as of July 16, confirms the Special Prosecutor's Office, but refused to specify what illness is Janeva sick from.

Janeva takes “sick leave”, rumored to have fled country | MINA Report

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, who is in the center of racketeering allegations after the arrest of her associate Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13, asked that the SPO office she leads give her a “sick leave”. The SPO refused to specify what illness is Janeva sick from.

www.minareport.com

By Marija Nikolovska - July 18, 2019

VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki posted a medical report that gave Katica Janeva a sick leave.

Updated: SPO’s Katica Janeva diagnosed as “insane” so she can avoid a jail sentence | MINA Report

A Macedonian doctor has issued a 'forced' vacation for Katica Janeva just in time when numerous leaks have revealed that the head prosecutor of the illegitimate US installed Special Prosecution Office is involved in at least three racketeering and extortion cases aimed at both politicians and...

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By Marija Nikolovska - July 29, 2019

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VMRO and SDSM teams will meet on the law on state prosecutors and the census - Republika English

After US diplomat Philip Reeker proded VMRO-DPMNE over the proposed law on state prosecutors, teams from the opposition and the...

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29.07.2019

Zaev: Law on the Public Prosecution should not be conditioned on early elections - Независен Весник

According to North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, adopting the Law on the Public Prosecution should not be conditioned on early elections. “We are against early elections”, Zaev told reporters on Monday. “A solution needs to be reached, but not through a snap election. We’ll give public...

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29/07/2019

VMRO demands an investigation into a bogus charity that included top SDSM party officials, which was allegedly used to launder money - Republika English

In a press conference, VMRO-DPMNE spokesman Naum Stoilkovski called for an investigation into the International Association, a charity group ran...

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29.07.2019

 

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VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki posted a medical report that gave Katica Janeva a sick leave.

Updated: SPO’s Katica Janeva diagnosed as “insane” so she can avoid a jail sentence | MINA Report

A Macedonian doctor has issued a 'forced' vacation for Katica Janeva just in time when numerous leaks have revealed that the head prosecutor of the illegitimate US installed Special Prosecution Office is involved in at least three racketeering and extortion cases aimed at both politicians and...

www.minareport.com

By Marija Nikolovska - July 29, 2019

The doctor Ljupka Cilkova who has issued a sick leave for Katica Janeva is actually her neighbor from Gevgelija (Janeva's home town), whose husband was hired by Janeva in the SPO.

Janeva turned to a neighbor whose husband she hired to give her an anxiety diagnosis note - Republika English

Infomax reports that doctor Ljupka Cilkova, who provided disgraced Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva with an “anxiety disorder” diagnosis allowing her...

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30.07.2019

Janeva already had several office computers formatted, the process was stopped only after other SPO employees got scared - Republika English

Several of the computers used in the disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office were already formatted, with the knowledge of Special Prosecutor...

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30.07.2019

 

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Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska informed that the 'lost phone' used by Katica Janeva was thoroughly formatted before it was located, and all data on it was scrubbed, after digital forensic experts completed the investigation.

Janeva's second phone was already swiped clean when the police found it - Republika English

Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska informed that the “lost phone” used by Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva was thoroughly formatted before it was...

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31.07.2019

THE KATICA JANEVA SCANDAL - BACKGROUND AND LATEST NEWS - Republika English

Given the importance of the developing racketeering scandal in Macedonia, Republika has prepared full background and analysis of the events...

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31.07.2019

VMRO-DPMNE: Audio tape shows Minister Sugareski and the Prilep SDSM party chief pressuring public sector employees to vote for Stevo Pendarovski - Republika English

VMRO-DPMNE presented the recording of a meeting held by SDSM party officials in the Prilep hospital earlier this year, during...

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31.07.2019

 

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Faced with growing criticism, Zoran Zaev issued a public call to prosecutors to investigate the scandal, no matter where this investigation leads.

Zaev publicly calls on prosecutors to investigate the growing scandal, no matter where the investigation leads - Republika English

In a social media post, Zoran Zaev called on the prosecutors to complete the investigation into the major corruption scandal...

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05.08.2019

Three weeks after his arrest, prosecutors still haven't examined Boki 13's phone!? - Republika English

State prosecutors shockingly acknowledged today that forensics teams still haven’t examined the phone seized from Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13,...

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05.08.2019

Special Prosecutor's Office confirms that Janeva is on vacation - Republika English

The Special Prosecutor’s Office informed that its disgraced head Katica Janeva is using her summer vacation. The SPO would not...

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05.08.2019

 

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The Slovenian journalist Laris Gaiser has published a surveillance video, showing Bojan Jovanovski - Boki 13 carrying out a bag of money from businessman Jordan Kamcev, assuring Kamcev that Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva will help him to go free. Meanwhile Janeva is filmed getting a neck massage at a beach in Greece.

Tapes show Boki 13 taking a bag of money from Jordan Kamcev, promising that Katica Janeva will help him go free - Republika English

The Italian paper La Verita published surveillance video showing Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 carrying out a bag filled with...

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08.08.2019

Macedonia’s SPO team filmed taking cash, who then take it to Govt HQ | MINA Report

Italian media reported how Macedonian businessman Jordan Kamcev hands out 1.5m euros in cash to individuals tied to Janeva's SPO team where Kamcev is promised the SPO would drop their charges if he pays their freedom fee. But, businessman Kamcev is no idiot.

www.minareport.com

By Mark Abramoff - August 8, 2019
Published on Aug 7, 2019 (2:38)

Journalist who published the Boki 13 tape says Zaev and Janeva were involved in the scandal, and the EU turned a blind eye to it - Republika English

Italian journalist Laris Gaiser, who published the shocking tape revealing how Bojan Jovanovski – Boki 13 is extorting money from...

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08.08.2019

PPO not revealing if La Verità's video is used as evidence - Независен Весник

The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime and Corruption investigating the “Racket” case, doesn’t specify if they are aware of the video posted on Thursday by Italian newspaper La Verità or if the video is used as evidence. “All evidence possessed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office for...

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08/08/2019

Janeva photographed getting a neck massage at a Greek beach - Republika English

As all Hell is breaking loose in her Special Prosecutor’s Office, a new picture of Katica Janeva lounging at a...

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08.08.2019

 

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In a new audio tapes published by the Slovenian journalist Laris Gaiser, the SPO Prosecutor Katica Janeva said to Jordan Kamcev that he should not be worried because 'everything is gonna be alright.' - Katica Janeva admitted that she was on the tape.

New tapes feature Katica Janeva: Don't worry, everything will be well, she tells Jordan Kamcev - Republika English

A second set of tapes that reveal the extortion of businessmen Jordan Orce Kamcev by people close to the Special...

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09.08.2019

Published on Aug 8, 2019 (5:31) - Janeva starts speaking at 5:14

Janeva admits she was on the tape - Republika English

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva said in a press release published on the SPO website that she was shocked by the...

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09.08.2019

Stefanova: Janeva returned Kamcev's passport while I was on vacation and she did not inform me about it - Republika English

Lile Stefanova, a prosecutor at the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, said in a statement released today on the official website...

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09.08.2019

Macedonia’s SPO team filmed taking cash, who then take it to Govt HQ
By Mark Abramoff - August 8, 2019
Update: But, businessman Kamcev is no idiot. He hands the money in a Louis Vuitton bag. Inside the bag there was a tracking (GPS) device.

The LV bag full of cash was brought to the Macedonian Government HQ. To make matters worse for Zaev’s criminal junta, the two mafioso (Boki 13,Zoki Kicheec) sent by the SPO used Government issued Audi for their trip.

Laris Gaiser: Incompetent politicians are playing with the destiny of the Macedonian people - Republika English

Italian journalist Laris Gaiser, who published the tapes related to the “Racket” affair in the Italian newspaper La Verita, has...

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09.08.2019

 

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A new audio tape published by La Verita reveals that Zoran Zaev also knew about 'Racket'. - Zaev denies any connection with Boki 13.

30-minute tape reveals new moments: Boki 13 assures Kamchev that Zaev will not cause any problems - Republika English

A new 30-min tape has emerged, mainly featuring conversations between Orce Kamchev, Bojan Jovanovski-Boki 13 and Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva....

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10.08.2019
Published on Aug 9, 2019 (27:16) - Boki 13 (BJ) is mentioning Zaev at 23:05

Zaev says his name was abused and denies any connection to Boki 13 - Republika English

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev released a statement after the latest audio recording in which Bojan Jovanovski mentions his name in...

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10.08.2019

La Verità reveals: To what extent was Boki Tredici in coordination with Zaev in the "Racket" affair - Republika English

Since Thursday and Friday, La Verità has become Macedonia’s primary media for information. Thanks to the publication of our articles...

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10.08.2019

Katica featured in new tape: I am very busy to keep Lile under control regularly, but besides that she cannot do anything without me - Republika English

I am very busy to keep her under control regularly, but besides that she cannot do anything without me, special...

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10.08.2019

Janeva says she negotiated with O.K. to cooperate as witness in new pre-investigation - Republika English

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva claims she negotiated with O.K. to cooperate as a witness in a new pre-investigation led by...

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10.08.2019

French Ambassador to Macedonia calls for urgent steps to tackle the corruption scandal, warns about the country's "EU dossier" - Republika English

French Ambassador to Macedonia Christian Thimonier called for an urgent response from the judiciary with regard to the growing corruption...

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09.08.2019

 

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Zoran Zaev said that he will not allow a few criminals, one 'vain journalist' and one 'faggot' to bring down his Government.

Zaev uses a hateful slur, says he won't allow a "faggot" like Boki 13 to bring down his Government - Republika English

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev dug in his heels with a shocking statement, insisting that he will not allow a “faggot”...

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13.08.2019

Reeker’s child: I can’t let a gay guy bring my Government down | MINA Report

His American coaches are losing it... https://twitter.com/trpef/status/1161332606077566976...

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By Marija Nikolovska - August 13, 2019

Journalist Branko Geroski asks Zaev: Are you threatening me? - Republika English

Following today’s shocking statement by Zoran Zaev, journalist Branko Geroski asked the Prime Minister if he is threatening him? Zaev...

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13.08.2019

Zaev tweets out a partial apology for his statement, says he used "faggot" to denote a "character trait" - Republika English

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev used Twitter to send out a partial apology for the shocking statement he made this afternoon,...

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13.08.2019

Zaev and Hahn discussed what to do next regarding the fast growing corruption scandal - Republika English

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev spoke on the phone with European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn to discuss the latest blows delivered...

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13.08.2019

Zaev says he is not considering a resignation or holding early elections - Republika English

Sidelined by the shocking homophobic and threatening statement Zoran Zaev made this afternoon were his political announcements. The Prime Minister...

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13.08.2019

Boki 13 threatens from prison: I know how Zaev and Haradinaj are stealing! - Republika English

Bojan Jovanovski, also known as Boki 13, who is in custody in relation to the “Racket” affair, threatens and says...

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14.08.2019

MAN association of journalists, AVMU media regulator call on Zaev to withdraw his threat against a critical journalist - Republika English

The Macedonian Association of Journalist (MAN) called on Zoran Zaev to apologize for the threatening statement he made about journalist...

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13.08.2019

 

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Boki 13 to Zaev: 'Get me out of jail or I'll reveal how you stole millions together with Haradinaj.'

Boki tells Zaev to arrange his release from prison or he will start talking - Republika English

Bojan Jovanovski, known as Boki 13, who was arrested in Skopje for extorting money from businessmen Jordan Orce Kamchev, is...

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14.08.2019

Boki 13: I charged people calling me "a faggot" the most - Republika English

For what I have to do, I either charge a lot or I work for nothing because I don’t want...

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14.08.2019

Vilma Ruskoska returns to work from summer vacation - Republika English

Public Prosecutor, Vilma Ruskovska, who is leading the “Racket” investigation, returned to work today from her summer vacation, the prosecution...

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14.08.2019

 

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The SPO Prosecutors from 'Charlie's Angels' to 'The Witches of Eastwick.'

Janeva's office is reportedly in shambles as the prosecutors become the prosecuted - Republika English

Shocking reports of recriminations, insults and back-stabbing flowed from Katica Janeva’s Special Prosecutor’s Office all day, as the date of...

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15.08.2019

THE KATICA JANEVA SCANDAL - BACKGROUND AND LATEST NEWS - Republika English

Given the importance of the developing racketeering scandal in Macedonia, Republika has prepared full background and analysis of the events...

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15.08.2019

Gaiser: Be careful, the next story will cause a real earthquake - Republika English

It is a typical trap with which the Macedonian authorities try to make it easier to get the names of...

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17.08.2019

Plaque declaring Alexander a Hellenic hero lasted a few hours - Republika English

The plaque glued onto the statue of Alexander the Great in Skopje’s central Macedonia square lasted a few hours after...

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16.08.2019

 

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Boki 13 asks to be transferred to a psychiatric ward or he will present evidence of the Zaev's involvement in the racketeering - Prison warden denies that Boki 13 seeks transfer to the psychiatric ward.

Boki 13 wants transfer to Psychiatric Ward or will rat out Zaev | MINA Report

Bojan Jovanovski aka Boki 13 sent a message to the Macedonian state leadership asking to be transferred to a psychiatric ward, Serbian “Kurir” reports, adding that he stressed that if they did not do so within three days, he would present evidence of Zaev's involvement in the racketeering.

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August 18, 2019

Prison warden denies Boki 13 receiving injections or asking to be transferred to a psychiatric ward - Republika English

Esad Rahic, the warden of the Sutka prison, where Bojan Jovanovski is being held, one of the detainees in the...

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19.08.2019

Italian paper announces knockout blow for Zaev and his junta | MINA Report

Slovenian journalist Laris Gaiser, who published the tapes in relation to the “Racket” affair in the Italian paper “La Verita”, has announced a “knockout blow” but did not say what it meant exactly, Pressing TV reports.

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By Gorazd Velkovski - August 18, 2019

Everyone is waiting for the day: Janeva to be interrogated on Tuesday - Republika English

Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva, whose voice is heard on “La Verita” tapes in the “Racket” case, will be interrogated as...

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19.08.2019