The Kochani Prosecutor’s Office has initiated a procedure against 11 people concerning corruption crimes related to the operations of the Pulse nightclub.
An investigation order has been issued for three of them, i.e. two tax controllers part of the Regional Tax Inspectorate at the Shtip Regional Directorate suspected of receiving bribes, i.e. of using official position and authorization, and access to data and information on unannounced controls at legal entities that are taxpayers and, with the goal of acquiring unlawful property benefit and gifts, revealing information and warning the responsible person at the club of controls.
The responsible person, the son of the beneficial owner of the nightclub, is suspected of giving bribes. Previously, regarding the arrests, multiple media had reported that among those arrested was PRO Shtip employee Dragan Paunov, whose sister Daniela Dimovska, is President of the Criminal Court.