Lijana Ivanovska Kockovska
Jury Resignation Stops Gruevski Trial in North Macedonia
Dealing a death blow to a trial of the fugitive former prime minister, Nikola Gruevski, the main judge in the case codenamed TNT, Ognen Stavrev, on Monday said jury member Lijana Ivanovska Kockovska had resigned, rendering the entire process null and void.
Stavrev scheduled a new start for the trial on Tuesday, warning defence lawyers not to try to stall the case any further.