The higher public prosecutor's office in Novi Sad filed an indictment against 13 persons, including the former minister of transport Goran Vesić and the former director of the Railway Infrastructure of Serbia, Jelena Tanasković, due to the fall of the canopy at the entrance to the Novi Sad Railway Station, in which 15 people died.
"Due to the tragic event of 01.11.2024 year, when the canopy of the Railway Station building in Novi Sad collapsed, when 15 people lost their lives and two people were seriously injured, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad informs the public that on December 30.12.2024, 288. filed an indictment against thirteen defendants, namely: JT of the former acting general director of 'Infrastruktur železnice Srbije' ad, GV of the former minister in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, AD of the former acting assistant minister in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure and N.Š. of the former general director of 'Infrastruktur železnice Srbije' ad, due to reasonable suspicion that they have committed a criminal offense Serious offense against general safety from Article 2 paragraph 278 of the Criminal Code in connection with the criminal offense Causing general danger from Article 3 paragraph 2 in connection with paragraph 288 of the Criminal Code , as well as the defendants: SN of the responsible designer of the building structure, MJ of the main designer of the conceptual design, Lj.MM of the main designer of the project for the building permit, MS of the reporter for constructions of the Republic Audit Commission, JSM, the person responsible for technical control, ZSM and DJ, the persons responsible for the execution of construction works, MG and DT, the persons responsible for professional supervision, due to reasonable suspicion that they have committed the crime of Serious crime against general security from Article 2 paragraph 281 of the Criminal Code of the Code in connection with the criminal act Irregular and improper execution of construction works from Article 1 paragraph XNUMX of the Criminal Code. The indictment was filed after the investigative phase of the criminal procedure was completed by issuing the Order on Completion of the Investigation", announced the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad.
The indictment was submitted to the High Court in Novi Sad, along with all the documentation collected during the pre-investigation and investigative procedure, as well as all other evidence supporting the existence of justified suspicion for indictment.
"In the indictment, it is proposed to extend the detention of all the defendants who are in custody, namely: N.Š. to the former general director of 'Infrastruktur železnice Srbije' ad, SN the responsible designer of the construction structure, MJ the chief designer of the conceptual project, Lj.MM the chief designer of the project for the building permit, MS the reporter for constructions of the Republic Revision Commission, JSM the person responsible for technical control, ZSM and DJ to persons responsible for the execution of construction works and MG and DT to persons responsible for expert supervision. Detention was proposed for all defendants who are not in custody, namely: JT, former acting general director of 'Infrastruktur železnice Srbije' ad, GV, former minister in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, and AD, former acting assistant minister in the Ministry of Construction, traffic and infrastructure," the statement added.
In order to protect the interests of all injured parties, the indictment proposed that the court in authorized persons award property claims. In addition, it was proposed that all the defendants be ordered to receive a security measure, Prohibition of making calls, activities and duties from Article 85 of the Criminal Code, as well as that all the defendants be obliged to pay the full costs of the criminal proceedings.
"Given the tragic consequences of the events of November 1.11.2024, XNUMX. year, the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Novi Sad expects that the panel of the Higher Court in Novi Sad, for the sake of further urgent and efficient action in this criminal proceeding, in accordance with the law, will confirm the indictment in a short period of time, in which way the conditions will be created for scheduling the main investigation and determination of the criminal responsibility of all defendants", the announcement concludes.
