Novi Sad Prosecutor’s Office Releases Documentation on Canopy Collapse Incident.
The station following the canopy collapse, Photo: Reuters
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad has announced the availability of additional documentation on its website regarding the investigation into the canopy collapse at the Novi Sad Railway Station on November 1, which resulted in the deaths of 15 individuals and left two others severely injured.
The prosecution emphasized that this documentation was made public in the interest of transparency, although medical records—including photographs, recordings, and reports related to the deceased and injured—were not included, as reported by Radio Free Europe.
In light of public pressure and student protests, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić committed to releasing documentation related to the Railway Station’s reconstruction by mid-December of the previous year.
Initially, portions of the documentation were made available on the Government of Serbia’s website, but students and professionals involved in the protest asserted that the information released was incomplete.
Subsequently, further documentation appeared on both the Government’s website and the site of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad by the end of December.
Nevertheless, students and industry representatives persisted in their demands for the complete records, arguing that essential documents necessary for assessing the criminal accountability of those responsible for the Railway Station’s reconstruction were still missing.
Their stated aim is not only to ensure public access to the documentation but also to motivate the prosecution to conduct a thorough investigation and take appropriate legal actions.
The concrete canopy’s collapse at the restructured Railway Station tragically resulted in 15 fatalities and left two individuals critically injured.
On December 13th, the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad filed charges against 30 individuals linked to the canopy’s collapse.
Included among the accused are Goran Vesić, the former Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure; his assistant, Anita Dimoski; and Jelena Tanasković, the former director of the public company “Infrastrukture Železnice Srbije.”
Currently, ten of the defendants are in custody, Vesić remains at liberty, while both Tanasković and Dimoski are under house arrest.
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