In a press release regarding reports about an alleged “spy affair” in her Office, Macedonian President GordanaSiljanovska-Davkova said that the provisions of the Law on Criminal Procedure should be respected – both in terms of the presumption of innocence, and in terms of collecting information and potentially launching a criminal procedure.
“Firstly, I don’t want to comment on the term ‘spy affair’. Secondly, when discussing a preliminary investigation, I won’t forget the words of my criminal procedure professor, Nikola Matovski, who said during a preliminary procedure there should be little talk, and lots of work, i.e., information should be collected,” the President stressed.
The Macedonian head of state says she does not interpret the procedures of other bodies.
“I respect the separation of powers, but I cannot say that I am not a little confused by the answers to media questions or statements coming from the Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption, in which they describe their communication with the Interior Ministry. No, I am not evading statements. But I think the provisions of the Law on Criminal Procedure should be respected both in terms of the presumption of innocence, and in terms of collecting information and potentially launching a criminal procedure,” the President stressed.
On Wednesday, the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption confirmed it has opened a preliminary investigation over suspicions of espionage in the Office of President GordanaSiljanovska-Davkova.
