Sasho Mijalkov

In one case, a lay judge failed to declare that she was the sister of the defence lawyer. The resignation or retirement of a lay judge, by law, returns the trial to the beginning, costing often months or even years of court time.

Skopje airport authorities have launched an investigation to determine how the former secret police chief, Sasho Mijalkov, passed through airport security and boarded a plane to Belgrade with a pistol.