Prosecutor's Office 2025 report: more indictments and staffing shortfall
Annual Report 2025 records a rise of 334 indictments and 77,089 total cases; prosecutors warn of personnel and space shortages.
On 16 September 2026 the state prosecutor Saveski presented the Annual Report for 2025 at a session of the Council of Public Prosecutors, outlining workload trends and internal capacity challenges across the prosecution service.
Key statistics and capacity notes
The report shows that the number of indictments filed by public prosecutors rose by 334 cases compared with 2024, a change attributed primarily to an increase in formal indictment acts.
Statistics in the document cover the work of 22 Basic Public Prosecutor's Offices, four Higher Public Prosecutor's Offices and the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime and Corruption.
Regarding reported persons, the report records 25,615 newly registered individuals in 2025 and 51,474 carried over from 2024, giving a combined total of 77,089 cases.
Saveski highlighted that prosecutors acted lawfully, professionally and relatively promptly, but he emphasised that shortages of human resources and inadequate premises remain a persistent problem.
Staffing figures in the report state that "of a total of 261 public prosecutors, 194 posts are filled, which means 35 percent of the positions." The Council discussed those gaps as a key challenge for case processing capacity.
The Council also adopted a new Rulebook on conducting interviews and on the method of presentation in selection procedures for public prosecutors, aiming to ensure greater transparency and a formal framework for appointments.
At the same session the Council approved the minutes of its 48th and 49th meetings and issued a decision on an appeal concerning the evaluation of public prosecutor Olivera Nechakovska, who received a positive assessment with the maximum score.
Photo: press material from the event
