North Macedonia prosecutor dismissed over corruption scandal

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Lawmakers in North Macedonia have dismissed a special prosecutor tasked with investigating high-level corruption who herself has been detained under suspicion of involvement in a high-profile graft scandal.
All 102 lawmakers present at the session in the 120-member parliament voted Saturday to relieve Special Prosecutor Katica Janeva of her post.
Janeva’s office was created in 2015 as part of a crackdown on organized crime and corruption under the count