The Department for Economic Crime and Corruption, in cooperation with the Skopje Police Department, has filed criminal charges against three people, including Stevčo Jakimovski, the former mayor of the Municipality of Karpoš.

Jakimovski is listed as the third person charged and is suspected of “irresponsible work in office.” Meanwhile, two officials from the Municipality of Karpoš are suspected of abusing their official positions.

Police said the officials approved building permits for investors even though they knew that the urban planning documentation for the site had previously been annulled by the Constitutional Court.

According to police allegations, one of the permits was issued on July 23, 2025, enabling the investors to unlawfully obtain the right to construct a building valued at around 10.4 million denars.

The authorities allege that other building permits were also issued even though the documentation was incomplete and the projects did not comply with urban plans. Another case concerns a structure registered as a “shelter” which, according to police, had been built in a public area and was not provided for in the urban plan.

The investigative procedure was conducted on the orders of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje. The criminal complaint has been submitted to that institution for further proceedings.

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In Skopje, on July 12, 2026, forces of the capital’s police detained A.I. (24), M.F. (28), M.K. (28), and D.A. (18), all residents of Skopje, as well as R.Gj. (20) from Gevgelija. During the search, the officers discovered quantities of marijuana and a grinder on them.

On the same day, around 7:30 p.m., officers of the NJPB Prilep carried out another operation in the “Toçilla” neighborhood of Prilep, where they arrested a 37-year-old man from this city. Marijuana was also found in his possession.

Meanwhile, in the early hours of July 13, 2026, specifically at 2:45 a.m., officers of the Kamenjan Police Unit stopped citizen B.S., 24, resident of Trebosh village, in Bogovinë village. Inspection of his “Golf” vehicle with Skopje license plates led to the discovery and confiscation of marijuana and a brown liquid.

The authorities inform that after the full documentation of the events, the relevant charges will be submitted to the judicial authorities.

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