N. Macedonia: Ex-spy chief, others jailed for abuse of power
April 13, 2021
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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) A North Macedonian court on Tuesday convicted the country’s former intelligence chief and three more ex-officials of abuse of power over a surveillance equipment procurement deal, and sentenced them to between five and 15 years in prison.
The three-year trial had looked into the purchase of the British-made equipment in 2010 under conservative former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who fled the country to avoid serving a prison sentence for corruption.
The former intelligence chief Sasho Mijalkov, a first cousin of Gruevski s, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison.
North Macedonia: Ex-spy chief, others jailed for abuse of power
Associated Press
SKOPJE, North Macedonia A North Macedonian court on Tuesday convicted the country’s former intelligence chief and three more ex-officials of abuse of power in a surveillance equipment procurement deal, and sentenced them to between five and 15 years in prison.
The three-year trial had looked into the purchase of the British-made equipment in 2010 under conservative former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who fled the country to avoid serving a prison sentence for corruption.
The former intelligence chief Sasho Mijalkov, a first cousin of Gruevski s, was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison.