Nikola Gruevski sentenced to two years in prison
Former Macedonian prime minister found guilty in first of five cases.
|2018.06.11
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The Prosecution’s case was built on wiretapped conversations that emerged in 2015, as part of a scandal given the title ‘The Bomb’ in the media.
“It’s an honor to be a public official in Macedonia, especially to be the prime minister,” the verdict concluded. “For that reason, he should have cared for the interests of the citizens. Not only him, but every public servant should know that one of the basic principles is the principle of responsibility.”
An hour after the verdict was pronounced, Gruevski addressed the public through his Facebook profile with the following message: “Heads up, better times are coming.”
Biljana Sekulovska
Biljana Sekulovska worked at A1 TV – Makedonija between 1993 and 2011, including as a correspondent from Washington DC and Brussels. From 2000 to 2010 she was also a weekly columnist with the daily Vesti. In 2013 she established the video news Portal NOVA TV with a group of colleagues.
This story was originally written in English.