Criminal charges for usurpation of public space against caterers in Kocani filed Acting Acting Mayor Krstevski

Three months after the tragedy at the Pulse Club there are still catering facilities in Kocani working contrary to the legal regulations and standards endangering the safety of the citizens, and their owners do not take measures to change and prevent it, which is why I have filed criminal charges with the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office. Kocani Mayor Venko Krstevski at today’s press conference in front of the prosecution.

-I can regret that the caterers working irregular and illegally more important are their personal profit than the safety and health of the citizens. Residents of those buildings, as well as visitors to their buildings, are endangered. And I will not tolerate it because this is the most difficult period in the recent history of Kocani. We must not turn a blind eye to the huge accident and allow the institutions to still not work. Therefore, I file criminal charges against caterers and I hope for a fast and efficient reaction from the prosecution in order not to « pulse 2 ». Mayor Krstevski.

He emphasized that it was given to the municipal environmental inspector to check all the elaborates of catering facilities.

-I ask the competent institutions, such as the State Market Inspectorate, whether controls are being done and why the work in illegal buildings is tolerated, such as the Food and Veterinary Agency has issued a HASAP permit for food preparation if their kitchens are illegal buildings and have a electricity number? How is it possible for these facilities to have a legal connection to the power grid and to make elaborates that are not appropriate to the real situation, similar to the « pulse » – added Krstevski.

Acting The mayor informed that documents were submitted in the criminal charges as an example of the case law for a similar procedure that removed facilities in other municipalities. Meanwhile, the Municipality of Kocani has begun a procedure for removing catering facilities in the Kocani mall that are illegally constructed on a public area.