Macedonian priest for violence in Parliament: Batman was desperate because things were going well.

The Macedonian Orthodox priest was nominated as witness to defendant Bogdan Ilevski-Betmen, who is accused of being one of the organisers of violent entry into the Macedonian Parliament, which resulted in violence against MPs, journalists and the Parliament staff. Even during these events there was attempted murder against some of the then opposition deputies, such as the Alliance for Albanians leader Ziadin Sela, and the Social Democrat League (LSDM), Macedonia's current prime minister, Zoran Zaevi.

Bishop Pimen said Ilievski was a close friend and considered his son. At first, they had been informed through social networks, and then they had begun more intensively to associate in private life. They had discussed various subjects and sometimes had objections, but this had not affected their friendship.

We had sincere beliefs in the beliefs we displayed, even though we always had objections to”, Bishop Pimen said.

As an example, he highlighted the construction of the church at the Center when Bogdan was in the archibard, while he as KOM representative on the other hand and “Multicolor Revolution”.

I was considered a multicolored bishop because of my support for moving through social networks, while Bogdan for “Macedonia shared” We applied together our attitudes, and I realized that he takes part in the initiative without the intention of channeling this through material means or career progress. I never saw him or talked about violence, but he was desperate that things had gone out of control”, Bishop Pimen said.

The “was not guided, added, by feelings of violent outcome of the protests.

I called on April 28, and I met with him, and his attitude was that they would continue with protests to turn trust into movement and see that they were not meant to enter the Assembly. It was said that he was desperate that things were out of control”, the bishop stressed and concluded, as he said, that the movement was not violent.

In his response to defendant Jane Chento, Bishop Pimen said Ilievski opposed Talat Xhaferi's election to Speaker of the Parliament and was committed to new elections in which the greater majority could be achieved, which would not accept any kind of pressure.

In response, the defendant Igor South stressed that the “for joint Macedonia” movement was calm, but had won a black spot at the bottom.

Following Bishop Pimen, as Ilievski's witness the testimony also gave Ivona Oppceska Tatarchska, ethnomusicologist employed at the Directorate for Protection of Culture and himself participating in the “initiative for joint Macedonia”. For the initiative, he was informed of the Facebook social network through the “Ilinden 4 civic initiatives” and had participated in 70 total 78 protests. Operator Igor Durllovski has announced with Ilievski. Initially, as he said, the initiative had taken place as a superparty body for war to so-called Tirana Platforma, while then searching for new elections.

On April 27, there should be talks at the pre - Assembly Hall. The Witness described Ilievski as not violent and had calmed the move before the Parliament and had spoken against attacking police because they maintain public order.

“One of the measures asked that until you stand before the Assembly and will play with us, what Bogdan had replied would not call for violence”, Opetska Tatarchesska said.

Methodius Ilievski should also testify at the session. It is also meant to testify to Sotir Kostov, but for health reasons he has not participated, because Ilievski's defender, lawyer Sasko Dukovski, has withdrew the witness.