The Basic Criminal Court in Skopje ordered the former director of AD ESM Vasko Stefanov and seven other people suspected of crimes worth 30 million euros in the action "Additive" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office to be detained for 6,5 days. prosecution of organized crime and corruption (OJO GOKK).

- Judges of a preliminary procedure at the Basic Criminal Court Skopje, acting on the proposal of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption to determine measures to ensure attendance and precautionary measures against 23 persons who were brought to the Court this morning, and related to the action by the Prosecutor's Office marked as "Additive", passed decisions with which, following the verdict of the Public Prosecutor and the detained suspects, in the presence of their defense counsel, as well as the assessment of the facts and evidence attached in the proposals for determination of measures, for the suspects V.S., P.S., M.S., M.J., D.S., N.S., R.S. and P.M. accepted the proposal of the Basic Public Prosecutor and determined detention measures for them for a duration of 30 days, due to the existence of the grounds from Article 165. paragraph 1., item 1., 2. and 3. of the LCP, i.e. Danger of escape, Impact on witnesses and Circumstances that he may repeat the crime, for the suspect M.S., taking into account his age and the actions taken, the court determined a measure of house arrest for him, announced The criminal court.

The suspects D.S., S.M., P.C., D.S., A.M., Z.N., Z.A., S.M., M.V., D.C. ., V.M., N.N. and S.K. they have been given precautionary measures, that is, their travel documents have been confiscated, they have the obligation to occasionally appear in court, they have a ban on maintaining and establishing contacts, as well as a ban on undertaking certain work activities related to the crime.

– As for the suspect V.K. who, until this moment, has not been deprived of his liberty, nor has he been executed or appeared in court, to the Basic Criminal Court Skopje, the competent Public Prosecutor submitted a proposal for the determination of precautionary measures in accordance with Article 146 paragraph 1, item 2, 3 and 6 i.e. Confiscation of a travel document, Obligation to occasionally appear in court and Prohibition on maintaining and establishing contacts, which the court will additionally decide after it is provided by the authorities of prosecution, say the Court and add that against these decisions the parties have the right to appeal before the Criminal Council.

They emphasize that the public should be aware that according to the legal provisions, a judge of a preliminary procedure cannot determine stricter measures to ensure attendance than the measures proposed by the public prosecutor.