During today’s hearing, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is expected to continue presenting material evidence, with transcripts of phone communications taking center stage. After this phase, the only items remaining from the evidence proposed by the prosecution will be the construction expert report and the hearing of expert witnesses.

At the previous hearing, a large number of documents and official records were presented. These included records from inspections, certificates for items temporarily seized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, notifications and correspondence from the State Market Inspectorate of Shtip, documentation from the State Market Inspectorate, as well as orders and records from inspections carried out in connection with the legal entities “Classic DM” and “MMMM Kafe”.

Public prosecutor Natasha Saramandova described the criminal case as exceptionally complex, stressing that the file contains a large volume of evidence. According to her, the evidentiary procedure is approaching its end, and most of the evidence relates to the circumstances that led to the tragic consequences — the deaths of 63 people and serious bodily injuries to more than 200 others, among them many young people and children.

She also explained that, because of the legal limitations that apply at this stage of the proceedings, the prosecution is not in a position to give detailed answers to the defense’s remarks and objections, but said this would be addressed in the closing arguments.

After the prosecution closes its evidentiary procedure, the defense will take its turn to present its material evidence, witnesses, and two expert reports.

The proceedings are being led by Judge Dijana Gruevska-Ilievska, while the prosecution is represented by a team of 15 public prosecutors.

The fire at the Pulse nightclub broke out on March 16, 2025, during a performance by the music group DNA, and is considered one of the greatest tragedies in Macedonia’s recent history.

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During the hearing, the Prosecution presented materials related to the State Market Inspectorate (SMI). According to the announcement, at the next hearing, scheduled for July 6, the lists of telephone communications will be presented, after which only the construction expert report and the testimony of expert witnesses will remain from the prosecution’s material evidence, and then the presentation of evidence by the defense will continue.

The Prosecution continued presenting the evidence by reading only their titles, as they appear on the list of evidence. Among them were inspection reports, confirmation of items temporarily seized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, files, notifications and reports from the Shtip Internal Affairs Sector, reports of the State Market Inspectorate, as well as cases from the SMI concerning Klasik DM and MMMM Kafe, orders for carrying out inspection supervision, and reports from inspections conducted by the SMI.

After the presentation of this evidence, the defense raised a series of objections. These concerned parts of the minutes and reports of the SMI, shortcomings in reports, licenses and complaints, as well as the issue of who signed them and whether they were signed.

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