European Commissioner Johannes Hahn used Twitter social network to comment on the Friday decision of President Gjorge Ivanov to withdraw pardons he issued to 22 persons.
Ivanov did not fully disclose the list of those pardoned yet, but said the decision covers all those that are politicians, or politically exposed, while the remaining over 30 persons can decide whether they want to have their pardons withdrawn themselves.
"President Ivanov's decision to annul pardons for only a number of people is not sufficient. As stated repeatedly by EU, comprehensive solution is key to avoid selective justice", Commissioner Hahn wrote on Twitter.
The US Embassy also made a comment on its social media pages.
"As we said last week, partial or selective revocations of the pardons will add to a growing sense of impunity in this country and prevent Macedonia from making progress on its most important goals, including progress toward NATO and the EU. Macedonia needs to address this issue comprehensively".
President Ivanov pardoned leading politicians from both major parties, VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, as well as a number of their supporters, who were charged over the wiretapping affair and other unrelated cases.
Ivanov said that the charges are politically motivated and have created a downward spiral of recriminations and hatred.
His move was criticized both by those that were pardoned, and international representatives.
After the Parliament adopted legislation allowing him to withdraw pardons over a period of time, President Ivanov said that, with the appointment of a new Government and the establishment of functional institutions, the country is prepared to handle external pressures such as the migrant flow, and in accordance with this new reality, his decision can be reversed.
The amendments passed in Parliament allow the President to decide to revoke pardons, but also allows those that were pardoned to ask him to do so.