Jakimovski: The court’s decision is scandalous, we will appeal to the Appeal

The Mayor of the Municipality of Karpos Stevco Jakimovski, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for two crimes of abuse of office, said today in front of the municipal building that the decision of the Basic Criminal Court is scandalous and that there is no evidence against him. He announced that the verdict would be appealed by the Appeal.

He says he expected a acquittal. As he pointed out, it is a political hunt.

-I am judged why I made this shed and the other one, where the project is building a prefabricated shed. This is made of plasterboard, according to all rulebooks and standards are temporary facilities of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and for a temporary facility cannot be prosecuted – said Jakimovski.

He added that it is not a crime or corruption, and noted that this is an administrative procedure that can be interrupted at any stage.

Jakimovski noted that pressures were pressured on his family and his associates to extort a statement against him.

Mayor Stevco Jakimovski has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for two crimes of abuse of office, while a former municipal employee received a two -year probation. The verdict is not final, and Jakimovski has the right to appeal to the Appeal. He said at the beginning of the trials, he had no guilt.

Stevce Jakimovski, the current mayor of the Skopje municipality of Karpos, was also on the black list of the US State Department last year.