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Macedonia: Activist's Trial to Continue in November

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, North Macedonia, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Media & Journalism, Politics

On his Facebook page, activist Žarko Trajanoski wrote [1] [mk] about the latest session of his trial [2] (started in 2010 [3]):

‘The Process’ continued – the accused presented his defense in absence of ‘the brave’ plaintiff, whose attorney said he did not know his whereabouts. The Court was allegedly informed that he moved out…

Žarko Trajanoski

Žarko Trajanoski

Trajanoski published the text of his defense on his blog [4] [mk] and on Okno.mk [5] [mk]. On Facebook, he added:

The trial will continue during the first week of November. We'll watch videos, if the plaintiff comes… One more treat: the Judge asked me about the meaning of the word ‘charlatan.’ I told her that next time I'll bring a dictionary, so we can look it up :)