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Macedonian PM Denies Role in 'Corrupt' Bank Sale
In an interview for state run MIA news Agency, Nikola Gruevski for the first time has denied involvement in a bank sale that the opposition revealed in late April.
“I have never taken a million-and-a-half euros in cash, nor have I in any other way taken any other sum for the sale of Makedonska Banka. All the other accusations that come out of this are also untrue,” Gruevski said.
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Macedonian PM Demands Half-a-Million Euros for Slander
Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski is suing the head of the Social Democrats, SDSM, Zoran Zaev, for slander, demanding half-a-million euro in compensation, Zaev's lawyer, Miroslav Vujic, said.
The first court hearing is scheduled for June 19.
Macedonia Prosecution Still Mulling Charges Against PM
Macedonia's opposition Social Democrats, SDSM, have submitted a forensic analysis conducted in Serbia that they say proves that Gruevski's own voice can be heard on a telephone recording in which a man was discussing the sale of the bank.
The prosecution in Macedonia says it is still deciding whether to take this new alleged evidence into account, however.
Macedonia Opposition Files Corruption Charges Against PM
Macedonia's opposition Social Democratic Party, the SDSM, has filed charges against Prime Minister Gruevski on three accounts of taking bribes and tax evasion.
“By law, the minimum penalty for tax evasion alone is a minimum of four years in jail,” the head of the SDSM, Zoran Zaev, told a press conference.
Macedonia PM Accused of Bribery Over Bank Sale
Macedonia's opposition Social Democratic Party, SDSM, has accused Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski of selling Makedonska Banka AD to a controversial Serbian businessman, Jovica Stefanovic, known as “Gazda Nini” ["Boss Nini"] for a bribe.
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