Mickoski: Government will not interfere in any elections or appointments in the judiciary

The government will not interfere with any elections or appointments and that should be a message to everyone to do their job and work by law, Prime Minister Christian Mickoski said today.

Answering a journalist question about DUI pressures on constitutional judges, ahead of a session on the Albanian language and yesterday's visit by US Ambassador Angela Ageller to the Constitutional Court, Mickoski said it was an unauthorized interference with the judiciary.

– I would agree that this is a message from the US Embassy that it is an unauthorized interference with the judiciary, something that DUI may be an unknown thing because they are accustomed to prosecutors, judges together with their previous coalition partners in power, they are SDSM within the party's parties. We have to be careful, not all judges and prosecutors are part of that structure. We know exactly who those individuals who have received directions from the seats in Recica or Bihakka and for this reason the citizens have the feeling that justice in principle does not work for everyone equally- said Mickoski.

The parliamentary session on the interpellation of the Judicial Council is scheduled for Tuesday, but then the council session is then. Mickoski said that these are two things he would separate. Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski says he disagrees that he worked without violations.

-Let the Judicial Council members are doing their job, parliament has its own job. I would separate those two things, two activities. I would not like to comment on whether that would mean respect or non -respect for parliament. Let's wait for the MPs to comment and then we can comment- said Mickoski.

Asked to comment on public prosecutor's statements Ljubco Kocevski that he did not violate the laws, the prime minister says the public prosecutor « has a right to his opinion ».

– This is a democratic country and he has said his opinion. I suppose to say so far to say those who have chosen it, and that are the MPs so that we wait for the case to the MPs and then we can comment on what the discussion will be discussed and debated and what are the arguments that will disput or deny the statement or attitude of Kocevski.

The prime minister said he could say his personal opinion.

-I can say my opinion. I absolutely disagree with his attitude and his opinion, but that is just my opinion. I do not decide, those who have chosen it, which are the MPs in the Macedonian Parliament- said Mickoski, who was visiting Sveti Nikole today.