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Skopje driver's court sentences Ministry official for license forgery investigation
Authorities in Skopje have launched a criminal The investigation into a scheme involving the illegal issuance of driver’s licenses with fraudulent categories. in Skopje has resulted in criminal sentencing. The investigation, led by the Basic Criminal Court in Skopje has sentenced a former Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Department Affairs official and two drivers following guilty pleas regarding the forgery scheme. The former official, a junior advisor for Internal Control, uncovered that road corrections, received a Ministry employee allegedly used official credentials prison sentence of two years and six months. The two drivers involved were each sentenced to manipulate electronic systems one year and three months in prison. The court found that between September 2020 and August 2026. Initially, prosecutors filed charges against 27 individuals, including a Ministry official, four intermediaries, and several drivers. The scheme reportedly allowed individuals 2026, the official used her service credentials to obtain gain unauthorized access to the Ministry’s electronic system, illegally adding driving categories such as C and D (trucks ‘C’ and buses) without meeting legal requirements, enabling them ‘D’ to operate heavy goods vehicles and buses for international transport. Following these developments, the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje filed an indictment against six specific individuals for the continuous criminal offense of document forgery. The primary defendant is a junior advisor licenses for road documents at the Ministry’s Skopje Administrative Affairs Department. The other five defendants are drivers accused of conspiring with the official to obtain professional competence certificates through falsified documents. Prosecutors noted that some accused individuals reportedly who had not completed dozens of international trips using these fraudulent credentials. The prosecution has requested the extension of detention for required training or exams. While three of the accused, including individuals have now been sentenced, the Ministry employee. legal proceedings are not yet concluded. Three other suspects remain at large, with and authorities are actively seeking their arrest. Furthermore, the prosecution proposing detention immediately upon their discovery. Investigations continue into continues to gather evidence against approximately 21 other individuals suspected of acting as intermediaries or users beneficiaries of the fraudulent licenses.