Skopje, 15 August 2024 (MIA) - The Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption said Thursday it has reached a plea agreement with Supreme Court judge Nakje Georgiev for the crime of “accepting a reward for unlawful influence”. As part of the deal, Georgiev agreed to receive a three-year prison sentence and be prohibited from practicing his profession for three years.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, by signing the plea agreement Georgiev doesn’t dispute the fact the committed the crime and, given the fact the crime warrants a prison sentence of one to ten years, he agreed to receive a three-year prison sentence and a prohibition on practicing a profession, activity or duty for three years.

The Prosecutor’s Office said that based on the collected evidence, Georgiev on two occasions directly requested and received a reward of EUR 15.000 to use his influence in order to intervene in a case led by the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office for Prosecuting Organized Crime and Corruption.

“The sentence will also include the time spent in detention and he will immediately be taken to serve the sentence in prison. At the same time, since he abused his profession, activity or duty by committing a crime and on the basis of the nature of the committed crime and the circumstances under which it was committed, he could be expected to abuse that profession to repeat his crime, which is why the Court is requested to order a prohibition on practicing a profession, activity or duty for three years,” the Prosecutor’s Office said.

On Wednesday, member of the Council of Public Prosecutors Ixhet Memeti who is involved in the same case also accepted a plea deal with the Prosecutor's Office for the crime of “accepting a reward for unlawful influence”, as part of which he accepted a conditional prison sentence of one year and a prohibition on practicing a profession, activity or duty for three years.

Memeti also submitted an irrevocable resignation from his position as member of the Council of Public Prosecutors. 

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