Public prosecutor Lenche Ristoska resigned on April 2, citing institutional pressures that made her work impossible.

Ristoska is known for fighting high-level corruption. She stated that working on high-profile cases creates high-profile enemies who use power and connections to avoid accountability.

The Council of Public Prosecutors rejected her complaint about attacks on her integrity. The State Public Prosecutor removed her from key cases in their final stages.

Ristoska concluded that she sees no space to work according to her principles and that resignation was the only step left.