“Today Republic of Hungary, a member country of the EU and NATO, responded positively to my previously submitted request for seeking political asylum due to political persecution in Republic of Macedonia. In the request for political asylum, I stated that I am seeking asylum because of political persecution from the new government led by the SDSM party. I stated that the government wants to take away my freedom by using non-democratic steps and methods and by abusing the prosecutorial and judicial system in Macedonia”, this is how Nikola Gruevski’s long Facebook status begins.
What the Hungarian media published as exclusive, Gruevski confirmed, and at the same time with the announcement made by the Ministry of Justice that they had submitted a request for extradition.
“In Macedonia I faced judges who for every request of mine, or for those of my defense, waited for instructions as to how they should decide from the government or from the special public prosecutor, from whom the judges themselves are afraid of, and who they see as a representative of the current government”, wrote Gruevski.
The Ministry of Justice of Macedonia today sent the request for Nikola Gruevski’s extradition to the Ministry of Justice of Republic of Hungary.
The request for extradition refers to executing a final judgement pronounced for a period of two years, and for leading four criminal procedures that are before the domestic courts, and we indicate that four investigations are being led against him and one pre-trial procedure for which the competent bodies can also start court proceedings depending on the investigation.
In the request it has been explained that none of the acts for which Nikola Gruevski has been convicted or are being led against him, are political or military offences, that is, these acts are not provided for in the European Convention for Extradition as acts for which extradition can be rejected.
The Hungarian media today informed that the Immigration and Asylum Office in Hungary has already brought a decision in regards to the request for asylum of the former Macedonian prime minister, Nikola Gruevski.
But it was not known whether the request was accepted. Some Macedonian media, close to VMRO-DPMNE, have already come out with information that the request has been accepted.
Agreement with Greece
The political barometer for the month of November of the Greek rating agency “Public issue” on topics related to foreign policy gave negative results for the Prespa Agreement and for Zoran Zaev and Nikos Kodzias, reported MIA.
In regards to the survey question what the opinion of the Greeks is about the Agreement between Greece and Macedonia on the name dispute, whether they are for or against, 65% responded that they are against, of which 57% surely against, 8% probably yes, 17% are for (9% surely for, 8% probably for), 13% neither for or against and 5 % do not have an opinion.
In terms of who they voted for at the elections in September 2015, 45% of the SYRIZA voters are against, while 31% are for the Prespa Agreement, whereas respondents who voted for New Democracy, 86% are against the Agreement, and only 6% are for.
Regarding Zoran Zaev, 5 out of 10 Greeks have a negative opinion about the Macedonian Prime Minister.
More than half of the respondents, 53% replied that they have a negative opinion for Zaev, 28% positive, and 19% were without an opinion.
CIVIL activities
CIVIL FEST is a thrilling multimedia 48-hour event in honor of citizen journalism and activism that is being held on December 10 and 11, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day and the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Concert and DJ performances, multimedia exhibitions, poetry performances, video projections, presentations, awarding ceremony for citizen journalism and much fun and entertainment are part of the CIVIL FEST program, organized by CIVIL, with the support of National Endowment for Democracy On the occasion of marking Universal Children’s Day, CIVIL once again alerts about the difficult situation of the children’s rights in Macedonia, and is demanding from the institutions in the country to seriously engage with urgent measures for improving the situation. A large number of children do not have access to quality education, health care and living conditions.
We remind that every child, without any exception, has the right to a dignified life and to enjoying all the rights provided in the Declaration on the Rights of the Child, which has been adopted exactly on this day. Children must enjoy the special protection provided through laws and other means.
CIVIL demands a STOP for political and religious abuses and indoctrination of children! We must not allow the development of children to be contaminated with daily-political party and religious antagonism and mobilization.
А. Petrovska
