Skopje, 9 December 2025 (MIA) - The Government adopted Tuesday a proposal on the dismissal of Chief Prosecutor Ljupcho Kocevski that will be forwarded to the Parliament.

Government Spokeswoman Marija Miteva said the proposal represented a continuation of the proceedings that were temporarily stopped due to the local elections.

"The reasons for this initiative are well known and the Government has elaborated them on numerous occasions, consistently, transparently and in the interest of protecting the institutional integrity and accountability. Our goal is clear - strengthening the legal state and ensuring unhindered functioning of law enforcement in the service of citizens," said Miteva.

The proposal, she added, is based on Article 88, Paragraph 1 of the Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office, upon an opinion obtained from the Council of Public Prosecutors.

"It is due to gross professional errors in the management of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which lead to the disruption of its efficiency and functionality; unauthorized disclosure of information and data on court cases, thus violating the obligation of secrecy of proceedings; damaging the PPO's and his own reputation by not proceeding in line with provisions from the Constitution, laws and international ratified treaties," said Miteva.

The Spokeswoman added that in line with Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Chief Prosecutor is responsible for its operations.

"Through his actions, Chief Prosecutor Kocevski flagrantly violated the duty to keep the reputation of the office he is holding, as stipulated in Article 82, Paragraph 1 of the Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office," said Miteva.

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