The trial over the Kochani fire continued on Thursday, with presentation of opening arguments of the defendants.
Defenders of inspectors Blashka Eftimova, Vesna Kuzmanovska, Mile Ampov and Emil Mitev, argued that their clients are not responsible for liabilities that have existed in the building where the Pulse night club was located, and that they were not authorized to create or file records.
The lawyers addressed questions to the judicial authorities, asking what was the judiciary doing for 13 years while the night club worked with incomplete documentation and with series of liabilities in the building.
Earlier during the Thursday hearing, defendants of former Economy Ministry official Shefket Hazari, Bekim Haxhiu and Arlinda Kasapi, claiming their clients are charged over not taking actions for which they had no authorizations in the first place. The trial is set to continue on December 25.