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Serbia indicts 13 for railway station roof collapse that killed 16

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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. Former construction, infrastructure and transport minister Goran Vesic and 12 others, including his aide and the railway company head, were indicted on public safety charges, the prosecutor's office in the city of Novi Sad said in a statement.

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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…

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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...

·Romania
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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.

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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.

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Goran Vesić was the head of the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Development when the tragedy occurred, which claimed 16 lives.

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EURACTIV broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
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