Zaev talks about wiretapping scandal in Macedonia

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev does not consider it problematic that some state institutions have been supplied or can in the future be supplied with telephone stations that can even register conversations. In the wave of proximity to the public prosecution and the Criminal Court, he said the problem lies in the fact that when and how the option for recording the talks has been used and who has had knowledge of such a thing.

“System wiretapping has you on your phone, and I'm on my phone. The point is whether I abuse it or not. If someone gets the courage to abuse you, I have to cut him off. For this, I'm a follower, here I am in the role of the Chief of Government, in this part that manages all the secretariat institutions, me, my decision is not to have at all. No headache, no me, no service directly responsible. There is no need”, Zaev said.

The prime minister gave that answer, questioned whether at this moment there are state institutions buying telephone power plants with the possibility of recording fixed phone conversations. For details -- whether and in what way the conversations that were recorded were abused, by the Prosecutor said it would be promoted by the public prosecutor when he sees fit. Similar positions were held by Justice Minister Renata Deskoska after the chief telephone station at the Criminal Court was purchased by the ministry in 2016.

All documents that are under the Justice Ministry will be handed over to competent bodies and, in accordance with the investigative procedure, will be shown to whom the responsibility is practically required and what kind of responsibility will follow”, Macedonia Justice Minister Deskoska stressed.

Even the Macedonian opposition seeks answers to the scandal, but also the resignation of Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski.

“There are also conversations of Special Public Prosecutors who agreed to certain subjects and take them? Who will bear responsibility for spying on public prosecutors and their fellow workers? At yesterday's media conference, Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski was firm that the VMRO-DPMNE is behind the entire relationship. He showed no details and no names, but made it clear that it has to do with previous government structures”, said Dimce Arsovski, spokesman for the government. VMRO-DPMNE's.