Prosecutors’ requests accepted for the new suspects for the fire in Kocani, 30 days detention for four people, home detention for six

The Basic Court Kocani today accepted the proposed measures for the newly suspected persons in an extended investigation into the fire at the Pulse disco requested by the prosecution. – 18 applications have been received, four persons have been sentenced to 30 days, for six persons house arrest in accordance with Article 163 and precautionary measures in accordance with Article 146 of the Criminal Code, and eight persons have been imposed in accordance with Article 146.

All 19 newcomers, as well as the previous 27 natural and three legal entities, for whom an investigation was initiated, are suspected of « serious offenses against general security » under Article 292 in connection with Article 288 of the Criminal Code. There are also investigative procedures against seven police officers from SIA Stip and PSON Kocani.

Of the new suspects, three are authorized building inspectors in the Municipality of Kocani, three directors of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue In addition to one director who is already in the process, one General Inspector in the Directorate for Protection and Rescue, three ministers of economy, three officials in the Ministry of Economy, two State Secretaries in the Ministry of Economy.

-The current Minister of Economy is not covered by the investigation, as there is no evidence so far that it has been requested to extend the license of the Pulse Club facility in Kocani, State Prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski said at a journalist question at today’s press conference.

One person from the 19 newly suspected at the time of the investigation was out of the country, and Interior Minister Pance Toskovski said at a news conference today that he expects to be available to the country’s institutions and the ambassador to Norway and former Economy Minister Driton Kuci, who is out of the country, who is 19th in Norway.

« According to what the person you mentioned said, we expect that the same time will be available to the institutions in Macedonia, » Toshkovki told a journalist’s question whether there was information when he returned to the country the ambassador to Norway, as he publicly responded and said he was returning to the country with the first plane.

As the State Prosecutor specifies, an investigation has been launched to 45 natural and three legal entities. One of the individuals in the meantime died and the investigation will be suspended against him. He said that the investigation would be maximally effective and give the desired effects.

-In the past period, the prosecutor’s team, which has expanded to a total of 13 public prosecutors, has acted intensively and investigated more lines of responsibility for the fire in which 61 people were unfortunately killed, including six children and injured 197 more than 25 children. In addition to those suspected of direct responsibility as owners, managers, entertainment organizers, security at the critical night club and beneficiaries of pyrotechnics, the responsibility of all institutions and officials who have been in the process of « Pulse » in the very beginning of the fire have been explored by their illegal acts. catering activity without meeting legal requirements for this and violating all the security rules for the lives of persons who visited the facility. The legal norms and security responsibilities are clear and they have been adopted and must be respected to avoid such a disaster- said Kocevski.

An investigation is also investigated against seven police officers in the proceedings launched by the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Organized Crime and Corruption, ie the specialized department for the prosecution of crimes committed by people with police powers and prison police members to fully establish a liability line, which will be immediately reported.

Kocevski also announced that many more actions, interrogations and analyzes are ahead, stressing that the investigation will be maximally effective and will give all expected answers to this tragedy.

The investigation into the case of the catastrophic fire of 16 last month must end in two more months.