Parents, relatives, and friends of the young people who tragically died in the fire at the Pulse nightclub gathered in Kocani, BGNES reports.

"Our children died because the system failed, because there were defenders and accomplices in uniform," said the parents and families at today's 20th "March of Angels" in front of the police headquarters. They demanded an impartial and transparent investigation, as well as for the prosecutor's office to explain and inform the public about the progress of the proceedings against the Interior Ministry officials who "are still at large and are not being treated as their actions deserve."

The March of Angels began at 5:05 p.m. (6:05 p.m. Bulgarian time) in Revolution Park, and the families of those killed and injured at the Pulse nightclub, as well as citizens from Kocani and other cities, walked the familiar route, passing through the shopping center, the Kocani municipality building, the police station, and ending in front of the Main Court and Main Prosecutor's Office in Kocani.

In front of the prosecutor's office, the families stated that this fight is not only for their deceased sons and daughters, but that today they are speaking on behalf of every child in this country.

"That is why today we say it loud and clear: without an independent and incorruptible judicial system, without political accountability, this country will once again put its young people at risk. Similar tragedies will happen again, and that's the scariest thing to realize. Who's dragging out the process? Why are the institutions staying quiet? Who's protecting the guilty? Our kids are gone, but you have a duty to seek justice! We, the parents, stand behind you—not to defend you, but together with you, to seek true justice and to prove that there are institutions in Macedonia that are not corrupt and that work for the citizens," the parents said in front of the building of the Main Court and the Main Prosecutor's Office in Kocani.

Sixty-two young people died in the fire at the disco on March 16. Over 200 were seriously injured. Some of them are still undergoing treatment today. | BGNES