Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski discharged the head of the military intelligence and his two subordinates, heads of the intelligence and counterintelligence, over omissions in the case with the confiscated weapons. Elenovski will meet with President and Supreme Commander Branko Crvenkovski today whom he will ask for dismissals in the General Staff. As a result of the omissions in this case, the Defense Ministry will carry out internal reforms and rejuvenation.

"We established omissions, weaknesses, and lack of professionalism in the military service for intelligence, the Defense Ministry's Sector for Logistics, and the General Staff. Certain individuals and groups have been acting nonchalantly over the last few years, thinking that they govern this institution. The reforms in the defense sector might be the most advanced reforms in the state, but it is obvious that we need rejuvenation, young blood, people who know, can, and are capable of responding to the new standards," Defense Minister Elenovski said yesterday.