The Basic Prosecutor's Office in Skopje has pressed charges against two people suspected in the case known in the public as the 'Affairs Factory', Telegraf.mk has learnt.
The pressed charges include the prime suspect Zahir Bekiri - Caus, who is charged for three acts of crime.
"Under the indictment, the defendant Z.B. is charged for committing the crime of manufacturing and supplying weapons and means intended to perform the crimes of forging documents and abuse of personal data, as defined in the Criminal Code," the Skopje-based Prosecutor's Office said in a press release.
The charged person I.B. is suspected of committing the crime of manufacturing and supplying weapons and means intended to commit the crimes of forging documents and abuse of personal data.
The Prosecutor's Office says the charges have been pressed following the thoroughly conducted investigative actions that preceded the criminal procedure.
"The actions related to the case involved retrieving comprehensive material documents, and raids were also carried out, as well as expert analyses, comparative analyses and a large number of witnesses were questioned," officials with the Prosecutor's Office say.
Otherwise, the court has sentenced Caus to an 8-day detention on Tuesday, who is currently serving a sentence for another crime at the Idrizovo prison.
On May 24, police conducted an operation in the Skopje region, detaining five people, including Caus' brother and sister, who is the prime suspect in the affair related to the discovery of locations, which according to the previous investigation, were used for printing false ID cards, travel documents, but also false bank forms and documents that contain the names of current and former domestic officials and businessmen.
During the search of 7 locations in Skopje and its surroundings, as well as inside Caus' prison cell, a large weapon arsenal was found, including lap tops, cell phones, USBs and various documents.
Two phones were discovered inside Caus' cell, although the prison regulations forbid the inmates to own mobile electronic devices.
During the search carried out in his home, a large amount of ammunition was found, consisting of an army rifle, a gun, a printing press, hard disk whose content remains unknown, as well as printed documents. After the initial raids of his home in December last year, more than 70,000 recorded conversations were also discovered, which according to the investigation, were supposed to be used as materials for blackmailing businessmen and politicians.
The inquiry's indices show Caus was often communicating with SDSM leader, Zoran Zaev, as well as the current technical Interior Minister, Oliver Spasovski, who also holds a high position in the opposition party.