The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad has filed an indictment against 13 individuals for the collapse of the railway station overpass in Novi Sad, which killed 15 people. Among the accused are former minister Goran Vesic, his assistant Anita Dimoski, former directors of “Infrastructure Railways” Jelena Tanaskovic and Nebojsa Surlan, who are charged with criminal offenses punishable by up to 12 years in prison.
The indictment of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad charges the accused with the serious crime against general safety under Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code, in connection with the crime of causing general danger under Article 278, paragraph 3 in conjunction with paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code.
“If, as a result of the acts under Article 278, paragraph 1 to 4, 279, paragraph 1 and 2, 280, paragraph 1 and 2, 281, paragraph 1, and 284 of this law, the death of one or more persons has occurred, the perpetrator shall be punished by imprisonment from two to twelve years,” states the Serbian Criminal Code.
In addition to them, the indictment also includes designers, as well as those responsible for supervision – Slobodan Naumovic, Milana Jelkic, Ljiljana Milic Markovic, Milana Spremic, Jasna Stojiljkovic Milic, Zorica Slavkovic Marjanovic, Dusan Jankovic, Marina Gavrilovic and Dejan Todorovic.
The prosecution requests the detention of all accused
The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad has also requested that the detention of all accused persons currently in custody be extended, namely: Nebojsa Surlan, former general director of “Infrastructure Railways of Serbia” a.d., Slobodan Naumovic, responsible designer of the building construction, Milana Jelkic, main designer of the conceptual project, Ljiljana Milic Markovic, main designer of the project for a building permit, then Milana Spremic, reporter for the constructions of the Republican Audit Commission, Jasna Stojiljkovic Milic, person responsible for technical control, as well as Zorica Slavkovic Marjanovic and Dusan Jankovic, persons responsible for the execution of construction works, as well as Marina Gavrilovic and Dejan Todorovic, persons responsible for expert supervision.
They also request that the detention of all accused persons who are not currently in custody be ordered, namely: Jelena Tanaskovic, former acting general director of “Infrastructure Railways of Serbia” a.d., Goran Vesic, former minister in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, and Anita Dimoski, former acting assistant minister in the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure.
As a reminder, 15 people died when the railway station overpass in Novi Sad collapsed. Fourteen of them died at the scene, while the 15th victim, who was in critical condition, died in hospital.
PROČITAJTE VIŠE:
Two people are in hospital and doctors are monitoring their condition.
From the very beginning, the authorities tried to present to the public that the overpass was not part of the station reconstruction, which was only officially opened a few months ago. However, these claims were refuted by photographs from the scene, as well as a construction expert report that Nova.rs had access to.
What was done to the overpass?
As Nova.rs wrote, an expert report by the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, states exactly what work was done on the railway station overpass in Novi Sad, which collapsed on November 1, this year, killing 15 people. This is about the work carried out from February 8, 2022 to July 1, 2024, although the authorities, from the moment of the collapse, released information to the media that the overpass was not included in the reconstruction, and that no work had been done on it since 1964.
READ MORE:
Source: Nova.rs, Photo: Amir Hamzagić/Nova.rs