Zoran Verushevski was the third director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence (UBK), the domestic counter-intelligence and security agency of the Republic of Macedonia.

Zoran Verushevski
Зоран Верушевски
3rd Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
Preceded byDobri Velichkovski
Succeeded byBojan Bojanovski
Personal details
Born
Zoran Verushevski
EthnicityMacedonian
Military service
Allegiance Yugoslavia
Branch/serviceYugoslav People's Army

Arrest

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He was arrested in January 2015, and as of May 2015 he is still under arrest by Macedonian authorities[1] under suspicion of two crimes: espionage and assisting in violence towards representatives of the highest state organs.[2] Opposition leader Zoran Zaev was also charged, on January 31, with "conspiring with a foreign intelligence service to topple the government"[3] and foreign diplomats are also allegedly involved in the alleged coup d'état.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Under Suspicion for Several Crimes Zoran Verushevski Arrested, independent.mk January 24, 2015, Retrieved May 16, 2015
  2. ^ Former Counter Intelligence Chief Interrogated at Prosecution Office, March 9, 2015. independent.mk. Retrieved May 16, 2015
  3. ^ Kole Casule (February 6, 2015). "U.S. warns Macedonia not to muzzle media in 'coup' scandal". Reuters. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Documents show British Ambassador directly involved in Macedonia coup scandal, April 9, 2015. Macedoniaonline.eu, Retrieved May 16, 2015


Government offices
Preceded by Director of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence
1998–1998
Succeeded by