Appeal increased penalties to some of the defendants in the Laskarci case

Skopje Court of Appeal rejected as unfounded appeals by some of the defendants in the « Laskarci » case related to the 2019 bus accident that killed 16 passengers and injured more than 30, while partially upheld the complaint of the Skopje Public Prosecutor’s Office, in a manner in a way that On the firm’s transport responsible, Ramsey Miftari from six to ten years, and five to seven years in prison by two employees at the Technical Review Station, Igor Gjorgjievski and Goran Dukovski.

The penalties of the third employee of the Technical Review Station Jane Bovarovski and the driver of the bus, Manoil Trifunovski remain the same, five and 14 years in prison.

The Public Session in the Appeal was held on April 2 this year, and after counseling and voting at a vague part of the session on 17.04.2025, the court ruled that, according to reports, dismissed as unfounded complaints by the owner of the company  » Bovarovski, and partially upheld the complaints of the responsible for transport to the company, defendant Ramsey Miftari and the driver of the bus Manoil Trifunovski.

Appeal partially upheld the appeal of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office Skopje.

– The verdict of the Basic Criminal Court Skopje overturned the defendants DB. from SBG, IG from G., GD from G., JB from Mr. In the part of the criminal sanction, for the defendant RM. from SJ, in relation to the lawsuit of the house arrest in the sentence and the amount of the defendant MT of Mr. Regarding the grassy of the house arrest measure in the sentence and are condemned: the defendant DB. from the village. BG for 10-ten years in prison; Defendant RM from SJG In a 10-ten-year prison sentence, defendant IF by M. to a prison sentence of 7 years of age; Defendant GD by M. In a sentence of 7 years and defendant MT. by M. A 14- fourteen-year prison sentence- the Appeal statement said.

At the same time, under paragraph II of the Decision, a decision upheld the damaged complaint with regard to the cost of the costs that this court quashed and returned the case to that part to re -examination before the first -instance court.

– The appeals of the damaged in respect of the decision on property legal request rejected as inadmissible, in accordance with Article 411 paragraph 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code – reads the Appeal statement.

The decision, with reasoned reasons for it, in accordance with the Law on Managing the Movement of the cases in the courts, will be fully published and available on the court’s website.

In the verdict, which was announced last January, the defendants were found guilty and received a total of 39 years in prison.

Defendant Durmish Beluli, owner of Durmo Tours, was sentenced to four years in prison for transporting company Ramsey Miftari to six years in prison, and the three employees at the Technical Invention Station, Igor Gjorgjievski, The driver of the bus, Manoil Trifunovski, received the biggest prison sentence of 14 years. At the same time, the defendants were also prohibited from pursuing a profession and duty for a duration of five years.

According to the verdict, defendants Durmish Beluli and Ramsey Miftari did not comply with security regulations, allowing a technically defective bus to take part in traffic, which caused the life of the passengers. The three staff at the Technical Review Station, Igor Gjorgjievski, Goran Dukovski and Jane Bovarovski, allowed the bus to pass a technical inspection despite the malfunctions. Driver Manoil Trifunovski, aware of the malfunction of the vehicle, drove the bus with 55 passengers and hit the metal fence due to carelessness.

Judge Diana Gruevska Ilievska was led by the Skopje Basic Criminal Court, and prosecutor Darko Jakimovski is the prosecutor.