The head of North Macedonia’s anti-corruption commission, Tatjana Dimitrovska, has denied allegations of misconduct after being named a suspect in a high-profile criminal investigation involving alleged abuse of office and leaking of confidential information in a €6.5 million energy fraud case.
Dimitrovska, chair of the State Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (SCPC), said her private communication with one of the accused in the so-called “Additive” case was of a friendly nature and unrelated to the investigation.
In a public letter released late Monday, Dimitrovska said, “The content of our communication was unrelated to the ‘Additive’ case. Some of the exchanged information involved public documents; the rest was ordinary friendly conversation. I regret the communication, but I categorically deny any intent to influence the proceedings.”
North Macedonia’s public prosecutor suspects Dimitrovska of using official communication channels, including her work mobile phone and messaging apps like Viber and WhatsApp, to share confidential information with Nebojsha Stojanovic, a former director of the state-run Negotino thermal power plant. The probe centres on alleged irregularities within the state energy company ESM.
Prosecutors allege that Dimitrovska informed Stojanovic about ongoing investigations, asset checks concerning him and his family, and the initiation of proceedings under the “Additive” case.
Dimitrovska insisted that she was not in charge of any asset verification cases linked to the investigation and could not influence the commission’s work. “Decisions at the SCPC are made collectively, by majority vote,” she said, pledging full cooperation with authorities and calling for a “swift and transparent resolution.”
Despite growing public calls for her resignation, Dimitrovska made no mention of stepping down. She instead called for respect for the presumption of innocence and the rule of law, stressing that none of the six other commission members are involved in the case.
SCPC deputy chair Biljana Karakaseva-Shulev told local media outlet Prizma that there was no reason for other commission members to consider resigning, describing the case as a matter of individual responsibility.
