Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán is connected to his former Macedonian counterpart Gruevski friendship. Gruevskis escape to Budapest, Orbán is now presenting serious problems.
The story is the stuff of a political Thriller. But it is real. It is from the depths of the case of a criminal Ex-heads of government, and how a EU country seems to be becoming the accomplice: of Macedonia, former Premier Nikola Gruevski, who ruled his country from 2006 to 2016, authoritarian and mafia-like way, and was convicted of corruption of a two-year prison sentence, has escaped despite his confiscated passport to Hungary and has applied for political asylum.
How the escape was successful, will remain for the time being, a mystery. That Gruevski is in Hungary, he shared yesterday, Tuesday noon on his Facebook page. And he wrote: “I’m going to stay in the case of Macedonia, always faithful. I will never give up.”
Skopje confirmed the escape
An official confirmation by the Hungarian authorities for the asylum application Gruevskis is not available yet. At the request of the Deutsche Welle, a spokesman for the Hungarian government merely stated that you could confirm the suggestion Gruevskis “neither nor deny”. To the current asylum procedure, the government give up to the conclusion of no information.
A confirmation of Gruevskis escape to Hungary came, however, last night, from the Macedonian interior Ministry had been informed of the Hungarian side that Gruevski was not staying in Hungary. The Macedonian authorities issued the international arrest warrant against Gruevski. In addition, the Macedonian ordered the foreign Ministry to the Hungarian Ambassador in Skopje. Notwithstanding this, the Hungarian government is silent to the “Causa Gruevski” so far, persistent.
Great political theatre: Gruevskis trailer storm on the 27. April 2017, the Parliament – there are wounded
The Dimension of the case is to be classified, you have to call Gruevskis history as well as the long-standing close relationship between him and the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Macedonian Ex-Prime Minister ruled until his of a civil society Revolution the forced resignation of 2016, in a way, the political observers compared with the methods of organized crime. The evidence of thousands of documents and audio recordings, the Macedonia’s special Prosecutor’s office has evaluated SJO in the last two years meticulously. Gruevski and his closest associates were political opponents, mass wiretapping and systematically threaten. You faked regularly, massively elections, and established a System of all-encompassing political corruption.
The thing with the sedan – a case among many
Was condemned Gruevski in may of this year, initially due to the unlawful acquisition of a luxury sedan; the verdict was two years ‘ imprisonment. However, several other court proceedings in more serious cases. Since the evidence is apparently overwhelming, is likely to Gruevski probably met with further years of imprisonment.
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Even though he was isolated in his last years as head of government internationally, increasingly, kept Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán as one of the few even after his resignation to him. About a year ago, Orbán appeared in Macedonia during the election campaign, together with Gruevski, and also on charges of corruption condemned Slovenia’s Ex-Premier Janez Jansa, as well as Gruevskis passport was confiscated. At the time, Hungarian media were speculating about whether Orbán had promised Gruevski asylum in Hungary.
Orbán’s last public act of friendship for Gruevski stock on the occasion of the Macedonian name referendum at the end of September an ambiguous video message for Gruevskis party VMRO-DPMNE, which was also as a rejection of the name compromise with Greece, to interpret. However, the relationship between Orbán and Gruevski goes beyond such Gestures. So, for instance, business have invested in people from the environment of Orbán’s party, Fidesz, in Macedonia, in several VMRO-near media.
A man’s friendship with a deeper meaning
Overall, it is part of the political strategy of Orbán and his government to support the authoritarian leaders of the Western Balkan countries and for the rapid EU-Integration of the Region. Orbán hopes of strengthening his EU reform plans, which aim to more sovereignty for individual member States and for the abolition of the rule of law process. A very friendly relationship Orbán maintains with the President of the Republic of Serbia and Montenegro, Aleksandar Vucic and Milo Djukanovic.
Try to return to Power: Gruevski as leader of the opposition in 2017 in the election campaign
The case, Gruevski presents Orbán now, however, as well as the reform of the government of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev before serious internal and external political problems. Because he raises many questions: Why was Gruevski, the Macedonian authorities to monitor better? Or can’t control Zaevs government, police and secret service completely? After all, it was in weeks it is known, that the Ex-Premier must start at the beginning of November his sentence would be. As a point of reference for a possible escape Gruevskis it had been.
The Problem for Orban
In the case of Hungary, the questions are: How Gruevski without the journey could pass to travel in Budapest? After all, Hungary is one of the EU countries, whose borders are secured with the best. According to the applicable Hungarian legislation Gruevski would have to stop in one of the so-called Transit areas for asylum seekers. If he’s supposed to be about Serbia entered the country, he would have to be in Hungary, the applicable law is immediately deported – because Serbia is considered in Hungary as a safe third country, and the entry for asylum seekers of Serbia as a reason for automatic rejection of an asylum application and a prompt deportation.
So far, Hungary’s Prime Minister has laid out in his political practice, great emphasis on legality and the formal observance of democratic rules of the game. He is now facing one of the biggest dilemmas of his career, he must decide whether he helps the force of law and the rule of law and properly sentenced offenders to the public, or whether he adheres to applicable laws and international law.