Orce Kamcev remains in detention due to suspected escape plans

One of the most controversial names in North Macedonia, Jordan Orce Kamcev, director of the private hospital Acibadem Sistina and many other businesses, will remain in detention regardless millions he offered as bail.

The prosecutor of the case code-named “Empire”, Vilma Ruskoska, said that she requested his detention extended after receiving information that Kamcev might be planning an escape pending a final Court’s judgment related to the cases in which he is facing criminal charges.

Jordan (Orce) Kamcev is one of the suspects in the “Empire” case, as well as “Parcel ana Vodno” case, whereas in public he is known for his close ties to former secret police chief, Saso Mijalkov. The main suspect in “Parcel na Vodno” probe is former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, who is suspected of misusing his political party funds to purchase a property worth €1.3 million. The businessman close to Gruevski, as well as owner of many major companies in North Macedonia, is a suspect also in the case known as “Empire”, in which he is being investigated for financial crimes, namely money laundering through companies in North Macedonia and offshores registered in third countries.

Jordan Orce Kamcev is director of the company Orka Holding, established in 1990 by his father, Ilija Kamcev. Orka Holding is a shareholder of the biggest companies in North Macedonia, such as Acibadem Sistina, construction company Beton Stip, Stopanska Banka, agriculture company Pelagonija, OK Hotel, elite restaurant Susiko, owner of the daily newspaper Nova Makedonija, and other businesses.