Prosecutor Lençe Ristoska recently provided commentary following the announcement of the acquittal of former Prime Minister Nikolla Gruevski in the “Talir 2” case. As the prosecutor who oversaw and directed the investigation in this matter, Ristoska addressed the ruling, expressing significant reservations regarding the court’s decision. Ristoska stated that several elements of the acquittal—including the nature of the decision, parts of the indictment that were not addressed in the public announcement, the timing of the ruling, and the proximity of the statute of limitations expiration—led her to a specific conclusion.
According to the prosecutor, the sole objective of such an action appears to be the complication of subsequent property confiscation procedures. She further elaborated that, from her perspective, the criminal prosecution itself is of secondary importance to the State Prosecutor’s Office (OBRM-PDUKM). Ristoska suggested that the criminal charges were already nearing the expiration of their statute of limitations, diminishing the significance of the acquittal ruling in the broader legal context.
Her statement frames the legal proceedings not merely as a criminal judgment, but as a procedural maneuver impacting asset recovery related to the ongoing case.
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