The Puls Parents Aren't Backing Down: Marching for the Truth While the Trial Stalls

The parents of those who died in the fire at the „Puls" nightclub in Kočani have sent a clear message - nothing will shake them in their search for the truth and for accountability. At a march called the „March of the Angels", dressed in black, they once again took to the street to show they will not give up until it is known who is to blame.

Their main concern is that, in the course of the trial, attention is being diverted from the substance. They stress that they will fight to the last moment for the truth, no matter how long the proceedings take and whatever obstacles appear along the way.

Months have passed, and the families' trust in the process remains fragile. The questions they are asking are not emotional outbursts - they are exactly the questions a society must ask itself: did the venue have the permit it was supposed to have, who signed off on the inspections, who ignored the rules that existed on paper. Accountability is not abstract; it has a name and a job title.

When parents have to march themselves to keep a case alive, it is a sign that the institutions have failed to give them any sense that justice will come on its own. Their persistence is the strongest pressure on the system not to let the case quietly slip away into hearings and adjournments. The question hanging over everything is simple: who will answer for this, and when?