US EditionSerbia indicts 13 for railway station roof collapse that killed 16
Thirteen individuals, including former ministers, face charges of serious crimes against public safety following a roof collapse that killed 16 and sparked nationwide protests.
- On Tuesday, Serbian prosecutors charged 13 individuals, among them former minister Goran Vesić, in connection with the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad last November that resulted in 16 deaths.
- The indictment follows a supplementary investigation complying with judges' request and charges include failure to maintain the structure and unsafe use of the building during renovation.
- The collapse sparked months of protests across Serbia demanding a transparent inquiry and early elections to remove Vesić and President Aleksandar Vucic’s party, accused of corruption and media restrictions.
- The prosecutor’s office announced that the indictment requests the Higher Court in Novi Sad to detain all individuals charged, while separate investigations continue into organised crime connections and the potential misuse of EU reconstruction funds.
- The indictments and public unrest have intensified political pressure on Vucic’s 13-year rule, though he denies all accusations related to the collapse and corruption claims.
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Serbia indicts 13 for railway station roof collapse that killed 16 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
BELGRADE — A Serbian prosecutor on Tuesday indicted 13 people, including a former minister, over their role in a railway station roof collapse last year that killed 16 people and triggered months of nationwide anti-government protests.
Goran Vesic, former Minister of Construction, Infrastructure and Transport of Serbia, has been accused on Tuesday with 12 other people for his alleged responsibility in the collapse of the marquee of the Novi Sad railway station, an accident that caused 16 deaths on November 1st. That disaster was seen by much of society as the consequence of years of corruption in the institutions, and resulted in a wave of protests that are still going on, alt…
A Serbian prosecutor accused March 13 people, including an former minister, of their role in suppressing the cover of Novi Sad's fire last year, a military incident with the death of 16...
The fatal collapse of a station canopy at the end of 2024 in Serbia had caused months of violent protests. Now the 13 accused are again accused.
The Office of the Attorney General of Novi Sad has accused 13 people, including an former minister, of their role in covering the city's gas coverage last year, which has caused the death of 16 people and has announced months of anti-government protests at the national level, writes TVPWorld.
Serbia indicts 13 for railway station roof collapse that killed 16
A Serbian prosecutor on Tuesday indicted 13 people, including a former minister, over their role in a railway station roof collapse last year that killed 16 people and triggered months of nationwide anti-government protests.
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