Ljube Boskovski
| Ljube Boškoski | |
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| Љубе Бошкоски | |
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| Interior Minister of Macedonia | |
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In office 1998–2002 |
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| President | Boris Trajkovski |
| Prime Minister | Ljubco Georgievski |
| Preceded by | Dosta Dimovska |
| Succeeded by | Hari Kostov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 October 1960 Čelopek, Brvenica, SFRY (today: Macedonia) |
| Citizenship | Macedonia Croatia |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Political party | (1998-2002) VMRO-DPMNE (2009-present) United for Macedonia |
| Residence | Skopje |
| Alma mater | Skopje University |
| Religion | Orthodox christian |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Brat Ljube (Brother Ljube) |
| Allegiance |
 Macedonia
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| Years of service | 2001 |
| Rank | Interior Minister |
| Commands |
Tigers Lions |
| Battles/wars | 2001 Macedonia conflict |
| Ljube Boškoski | |
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| Years active | 2001 2011 |
| Known for | 2004 ICTY indictment 2011 illegal party funding |
| Criminal charge | 2004 violations of the laws or customs of war 2011 Illegal party funding, illegal campaign funding and abuse of office |
| Criminal penalty | 4 years (2005) (acquitted) 7 years (2011) |
| Criminal status | released |
| Motive | 2011 Party founding |
| Conviction(s) | 4 years (2005) (in custody) 7 years (2011) |
| Partner(s) | Johan Tarchulovski (2001) |
Ljube Boškoski (Macedonian: Љубе Бошкоски, Macedonian pronunciation: [ˈʎubɛ 'bɔʃkɔski]) (born 24 October 1960 in Čelopek, Brvenica Municipality, SR Macedonia, now the Republic of Macedonia), known among his supporters as "Brother Ljube" (Macedonian: Брат Љубе, Brat Ljube), is a Macedonian politician and former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia.
He supervised an elite special operations tactical unit of the Macedonian police in his capacity as Minister of Internal Affairs. Boškoski would later be accused of "superior responsibility" by the ICTY for alleged war crimes, but was acquitted of all charges. Upon his return to Macedonia, Boškoski and his backers split from VMRO–DPMNE to form United for Macedonia which was considered a serious contender in the 2011 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats in the parliament.
On 6 June 2011, one day after the election, he was arrested by the police, and detained by the court for alleged illegal funding of the election campaign. Currently he is in prison, serving a seven-year sentence for illegal campaign funding and abuse of office during the 2011 election campaign of his party.
Boskovski is also in the United States black list, held by the Office of Foreign Assets Control for engaging in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting extremist violence in the Republic of Macedonia and elsewhere in the Western Balkans region.
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