Quintuple murder suspect says “plan was to attack police”

One of the suspects for the quintuple murder in Macedonia says “children were not supposed to be the target” and that they were planning on attacking police. According to court sources, the suspect said this in front of several people but it is unknown whether he repeated it to investigative judges. Quintuple murder suspect says “plan was to attack police” Makfax news agency has reported that all court appointed defense lawyers, including some of the most prominent Macedonian attorneys, refused to represent the suspects for the murder of five young Macedonians and a 45-year-old man on April 11 near Skopje. The news agency has learnt that the arrested persons who decided to give their statements to the investigative judges said that they were only a part of the criminal group because they were poor and needed the money. Skopje-based daily Utrinski vesnik writes that the investigation now focuses on how long the group was preparing the murders, whether it planned new attacks and who helped the perpetrators financially and logistically. 20 radical Islamists were arrested in the Operation Monster on May 1. Five of them have been charged with terrorism. Tanjug

Quintuple murder suspect says “plan was to attack police”

Makfax news agency has reported that all court appointed defense lawyers, including some of the most prominent Macedonian attorneys, refused to represent the suspects for the murder of five young Macedonians and a 45-year-old man on April 11 near Skopje.

The news agency has learnt that the arrested persons who decided to give their statements to the investigative judges said that they were only a part of the criminal group because they were poor and needed the money.

Skopje-based daily Utrinski vesnik writes that the investigation now focuses on how long the group was preparing the murders, whether it planned new attacks and who helped the perpetrators financially and logistically.

20 radical Islamists were arrested in the Operation Monster on May 1. Five of them have been charged with terrorism.