Tag: Besa Trans
Macedonia 18.01.23 | 15:45

Anti-corruption commission brings motion over responsibility of Minister Oliver Spasovski in Besa Trans case

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to submit a motion to the Government to determine the responsibility of Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski in connection with an untimely decision to ban vehicle inspection services by legal entity “Via Komerc” station, where, after irregularities...

Macedonia 10.11.22 | 11:02

Abazi has close family ties to the inspector who is part of the Besa Trans investigation

The head of Organized Crime will investigate whether his father-in-law has responsibility for the Besa Trans bus accident. The newly elected prosecutor Abazi is the husband of the daughter of the first transport inspector Rufat Hoseini, who had failed checks in the agency’s premises for days after...

Macedonia 08.08.22 | 09:03

Eight months after the accident, the preliminary investigation into “Besa Trans” is still far from over

The preliminary investigation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor’s Office for Prosecution of Organized Crime into the “Besa Trans” bus accident in which 45 passengers died in Bulgaria on November 23, 2021 is still ongoing. It is being investigated how this bus...

Macedonia 09.06.22 | 09:48

They remembered: “Besa trans” and Tetovo hospital fire to be discussed at Parliament commission

The report on the bus accident of the transport company “Besa Trans” that took place in the Republic of Bulgaria, as well as the report on the situation and the undertaken activities related to clearing the case of the fire in the modular hospital in Tetovo, are on the agenda of today’s...

Macedonia 30.01.22 | 11:10

“Besa Trans” owner Bekim Hadziu wants to cooperate with authorities to determine the cause of the bus accident

The owner of “Besa Trans”, Bekim Hadziu, is available for the Prosecution and wants to cooperate with the competent authorities to determine the reasons and circumstances that led to the bus accident, said the state prosecutor Jeumir Joveski in an interview with RFE. He explains that the...

Macedonia 25.01.22 | 20:24

Driver of “Besa Trans” bus is to blame for the accident in which 45 people died

The driver of the bus of the “Besa Trans” travel agency, who died, is responsible for the accident that happened on November 23 in which 45 Macedonian citizens died, according to the investigation of the Bulgarian investigators. Deputy Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov told BTV that the investigation...

Macedonia 29.12.21 | 18:50

Spasovski closed the station where the ‘Besa Trans’ bus was registered three days after the tragedy, even though omissions were identified in August

The decision for temporary ban on work of the station was issued by the Ministry of Interior on November 26, due to omissions in the station’s work. The document bears the signature of Minister Oliver Spasovski. But the findings of “360 Degrees” reveal that the omissions in the station...

Balkans 17.12.21 | 20:33

Bulgaria’s chief prosecutor rewards investigators, prosecutors, and medical examiners for Besa Trans bus accident investigation

Bulgaria’s Chief Prosecutor, Ivan Geshev, presented diplomas, certificates of appreciation and plaques to prosecutors, investigators and medical examiners for their high professionalism and flawless performance in office in 2021. According to MIA’s correspondent in Sofia, among them is a...

Macedonia 09.12.21 | 11:24

Besa Trans tells tourists “tours start in January”, it is unavailable to inspectors, but tells the public “we are cooperating”

Even after three weeks, the Transport Inspectors failed to carry out an extraordinary inspection at the Besa Trans agency, because the owner was not available and the offices were closed. On the other hand, he has already appeared in a TV interview, and through their Facebook page, the company constantly...

Macedonia 29.11.21 | 17:42

Ruskoska: The owner of “Besa Trans” also drove one of the buses

Four buses left Turkey, but they crossed the border with Bulgaria at different times because some of the passengers insisted on going shopping, and this is exactly the reason why the convoy split. Prosecutor Vilma Ruskoska in an interview with Telma TV points out the details that the owner of “Besa...

Macedonia 26.11.21 | 15:49

Transport Ministry: Besa Trans bus used another vehicle’s license, violated law

The license number used by the bus involved in the accident that happened in Bulgaria on Tuesday doesn’t match its real license number, which means that the bus was using the license of another vehicle registered to Besa Trans, thus violating the Law on Road Transport, the Ministry of Transport and...

Macedonia 26.11.21 | 13:05

Emergency inspection not possible after company closed its offices

The State Transport Inspectorate yesterday couldn’t carry out an emergency inspection, despite making attempts, of the Besa Trans company, whose bus caught fire in Bulgaria killing 45 passengers. The company’s offices were closed and no one was answering the phone, its director Rufat Huseini told...

Macedonia 26.11.21 | 12:27

EC: If Besa Trans bus didn’t have license it shouldn’t have been allowed to cross border

According to European Union regulations, if the Besa Trans bus involved in the accident in Bulgaria, which killed 45 Macedonian nationals, wasn’t licensed to carry passengers, it shouldn’t have been allowed to cross an EU border, in this case Bulgaria’s. EU legislation stipulates a series of...

Macedonia 25.11.21 | 15:19

Fatal “Besa Trans” bus is not 3 years old, but at least 15-20 years old, says Bulgarian chairmen of bus operators

The fatal bus is not three years old, but at least 15-20 years old. His model is mostly from 2005-2008. If the owner claims that it is three years old, it is possible that there is a practice among Macedonian companies to recycle old buses in Turkey, replacing all the rotten ones with new parts. This...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 15:22

“Besa Trans” company owner: I do not know how the accident happened

The owner of the“Besa Trans” company expressed his condolences to the families of the victims in the bus accident, in a telephone conversation with TV21. He says that he himself does not know how the accident happened and that he has been at the scene of the accident since 3 am. I do not...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 14:01

“Besa Trans” has 4 criminal charges, it has a valid license from 2018, but not for new vehicles

The “Besa Trans” company, whose bus caught fire on the Struma road in Bulgaria and 45 passengers from Macedonia were killed, has four criminal charges for non-adherence with the Covid protocols in 2021. The State Transport Inspectorate confirmed this for “Faktor”. It said that...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 10:09

“Besa Trans” company has no comment yet, relatives of the bus fire victims gather in front of its Skopje office

“Besa Trans”, the company that owns the bus that caught fire at the Struma motorway in Bulgaria, is registered in Kyustendil, Bulgarian media report after checking the country’s trade register. The travel agency “Besa Trans” has been operating since 2011, and since 2019 its...

Macedonia 23.11.21 | 09:12

The bus that caught fire in Bulgaria carrying young people coming back from excursion is registered to “Besa Trans”

The bus that caught fire in Bulgaria early on Tuesday, in which at least 46 people were killed, is registered to “Besa Trans”, a company that organizes travel and shopping tours in Istanbul. According to preliminary information, the bus carried mainly young people coming back from an excursion in...