SDSM files criminal complaint against NBRM governor Trajko Slavevski over Alta Bank

SDSM has filed a new criminal complaint related to the Alta Bank case against the governor of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia, Trajko Slavevski. The party’s general secretary, Aleksandar Saša Dimitrijevik, told the Public Prosecutor’s Office that their submission rests on what they describe as unverified information about the bank owner Macura and about capital that regulators allowed to enter the country.

Political exchanges after oversight hearing

VMRO‑DPMNE responded after a parliamentary oversight session held yesterday by pointing to a government document from 2023. The party said the document shows that the possible entry of Alta Bank and capital via Macura had been discussed as an option earlier, during the government led by Dimitar Kovačevski when Besimi served as minister.

VMRO‑DPMNE also rejected claims that Alta Bank had been sanctioned by the European Central Bank, saying such descriptions are inaccurate. Parties from the Albanian political bloc also traded accusations: BESA demanded the resignation of Ahmeti over alleged links to Alta, while DUI demanded an apology for the allegations connecting its members to the case.

After a sequence of criminal complaints in the Alta Bank affair, Iskra Hadzhivasileva, head of the Special Prosecution for Organized Crime and Corruption, declined to comment on the filings or recent developments. She said she will present her position once prosecutors have gathered sufficient materials.

Yesterday’s oversight hearing in the Assembly included statements by Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, governor Trajko Slavevski and Minister Gordana Dimitrijevska Kocoska. Opposition deputies also questioned the ties to Macura; Serbian prosecutors have already frozen Macura’s assets in Serbia.

Photo: press material from the event