Vladimir Taleski

Recent sudden reassignments of judges from Skopje's Criminal Court are a politically motivated move designed to prevent reputable judges from handling high-level crime cases opened by the Special Prosecution, SJO, some judges say.

In a move that took many on Tuesday by surprise, the court's temporary head, Tatjana Mihajlova, reassigned some 20 judges from the court.

Macedonia's chief Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva on Thursday said her work was far from over and that her team was investigating more cases of alleged crime.

"We are here and we are working? I believe that justice will prevail," Janeva told a press conference attended by several EU ambassadors in Skopje.