The Higher Court in Novi Sad has once again rejected the request of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office to detain former Minister of Construction Goran Vesić, following the indictment filed against him and 12 others over the collapse of a canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad.
The court’s decision noted, among other things, that on November 27 of last year, Vesić’s detention was lifted due to a lack of reasonable suspicion that he had committed a serious crime against public safety related to the crime of causing general danger, which is now the subject of the indictment, according to the court’s website.
It was further stated that the indictment is currently in the phase of assessing its validity and that the prosecutor’s request for Vesić’s detention at this stage of the proceedings remains unclear and unsubstantiated, particularly since the prosecutor has not presented new facts or circumstances to support the request.
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The Appellate Court recently upheld the prosecution’s appeal and returned the case to the Higher Court for reconsideration of Vesić’s detention, but the Higher Court has again rejected the request.
Vesić is one of 13 individuals indicted over the collapse of the canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station, which resulted in the deaths of 15 people and severe injuries to two others.
The prosecution has filed charges against 13 people, 11 of whom are in custody, while two are under house arrest. Vesić remains free while awaiting trial.
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