Kocani residents tear down club owner's cafe, where tragedy occurred

Following the tragic fire at the “Puls” discotheque in Kocan, where 59 people died, residents of this Macedonian town expressed their anger on the streets.

They have collapsed the <x0-classic” cafe, which is owned by DJ, the owner of the top-mentioned discotheque.

First assembled citizens have stoned the cafe and then destroyed inventory and other items. The building's doors and windows are broken, and the chairs and tables are finished on the street.

Police forces have been present at the scene, but have not directly intervened to prevent local destruction.

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After destroying the cafe, a group of citizens are heading toward the club owner's home, where they have attempted to break through the police cordon.

At that moment, a woman in the crowd shouted: “Leave the children to judge the author, this is not the State's fault, this is the fault of a man named and surname”.

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Her words further encouraged the crowd to try to enter the courtyard, while some citizens stoned the object. However, police managed to control the crowd and prevent more serious incidents, report newspaperExpress, broadcast Periscopi.

As Macedonian media reported earlier, investigations showed that discotheque “Puls”, where fire broke out, functioned with counterfeit permission of the event.

Prime Minister Hristian Mickoski confirmed that permission has been issued by the original seal ministry, but in the official books with that number it has been recorded entirely different documentation.

For this reason Kreshnik Bekteshi, former economy minister, was detained yesterday after allegedly his ministry was responsible for granting counterfeit permits. In addition to Bektez, the role of Secretary of State Razmena Cekiq Djurovic is being investigated. /Periscopi/