Photo: Vreme/Katarina StevanovićDenials of the law firm Vučić, representative of the China Railway International Company, to the text "The Chinese who built the demolished solitaire in Bangkok, also worked on the demolished canopy in Novi Sad"
First of all, in the first paragraph of the text, in bold letters it is written "The same Chinese contractor is behind the work on the collapsed solitaire in Bangkok and the reconstruction of the railway station in Novi Sad".
In the same tone, it is then stated that the tragic collapse of the skyscraper in Bangkok, behind which the same Chinese contractors connected with the works on the Novi Sad railway station, opened new questions about the safety of Chinese projects around the world, that the safety of the Novi Sad railway station and the responsibility of the Chinese contractors from the CRIC-CCCC consortium are still being investigated in Serbia, as well as that the execution of the works on the Bangkok skyscraper was entrusted to the company China Railway Number 10 Engineering Group.
The text concluded with the words that it was these Chinese partners, referring to the China Railway Number 10 Engineering Group, who guaranteed the safety of passengers.
These facts, however, are not correct. The task of carrying out works on the renovation of the station building in Novi Sad was entrusted to a consortium consisting of the companies CRIC and CCCC. In order to fulfill its contractual obligations, the consortium also hired subcontractors. But the subcontractor was not China Railway Number 10 Engineering Group.
Not only is the mentioned company not in any way connected with the members of the consortium, but it is not connected with any entity, which, in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, participated in the reconstruction of the railway from Belgrade to Budapest.
Therefore, China Railway Number 10 Engineering Group did not participate in the reconstruction of any section of the Belgrade-Budapest railway, in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, nor, accordingly, did it in any way guarantee the safety of passengers.
After all, this is a company that until now has not been mentioned as a participant in the reconstruction project of the railway from Belgrade to Subotica, which also includes the renovation of railway stations on the railway route.
Hence, the motives for publishing a text with such content - when the contractors and subcontractors are known to the public - are completely unclear, especially when considering Article 9 of the Law on Public Information and Media, which stipulates that the editor and journalist are obliged to check its origin, veracity and completeness with care appropriate to the circumstances and in accordance with the rules of the journalistic profession, before publishing information that contains data about a certain phenomenon, event or person.
In addition, in Serbia, the responsibility of the members of the CRIC-CCCC consortium is not being investigated. The indictment, which the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad submitted to the court on December 30, 2024, includes, among others, two employees of CRIC. This circumstance, however, does not mean that the responsibility of the consortium itself, nor of its members, is being investigated.
Likewise, the filing of an indictment, which has not yet been confirmed, does not mean that there is criminal liability for the persons included in it.
CRIC cooperated with the competent authorities during the entire investigation procedure, in order to contribute to the elucidation of the reasons that led to the collapse of the canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad.
Such action is in accordance with what CRIC claims from the beginning - that there were no omissions on its part and that the works were carried out in accordance with the approved project documentation.
Therefore, a text with this content, which is full of falsehoods, can only be seen as an unprovoked but carefully directed attack on CRIC.
Since the untrue information you have presented may harm the rights and interests of CRIC, we are forced, in accordance with Article 94, paragraph 1 of the Law on Public Information and Media, to request the publication of this answer, so that readers are not misled and CRIC itself is protected from constant attacks to which it is exposed.
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