The latest US State Department report on the human rights situation in Macedonia states that prosecutors often break legal deadlines for completing investigations, with no consequences. By law, investigations should be completed in 6 months, and deadlines can be extended to 12 and 18 months for more complex organized crime cases with the permission of the supervisor, but in practice, prosecutors often miss deadlines.
On the state of play in judiciary, the US State Department says the government demonstrated greater respect for judicial independence and impartiality compared with previous years.
