In a stunning development, Kocani’s mayor, Ljupcho Papazov, and two former mayors were arrested for allegedly concealing the illegal operation of a nightclub where a fire killed 59 people last Sunday. As North Macedonia mourns, the student group “Student Plenum” has called for a nationwide lights-out tonight from 20:00 to 21:00, urging citizens to honor the victims in silence and darkness, a call widely embraced across the grieving nation.
