The Higher Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad announced an appeal after the suspension of the proceedings against the defendants in the canopy collapse

author: N1 Belgrade

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The Higher Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad announced an appeal after the Higher Court in Novi Sad suspended the proceedings against those accused of the canopy collapse, including Goran Vesić, Jelena Tanasković, Anita Dimoski, Milan Spremić, Marina Gavrilović and Dejan Todorović.

“The Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office believes that, based on all the evidence collected in the investigation conducted and, by order of the court, supplemented in detail, the existence of justified suspicion of all the defendants has been undoubtedly proven, for which reason it will appeal the decision of the Higher Court in Novi Sad, which suspended the criminal proceedings, to the Court of Appeal in Novi Sad within the legal period of three days. The appeal will also be filed with regard to the lifting of the measure prohibiting leaving the apartment,” the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

The Higher Prosecutor’s Office states that the decision of the panel of the Higher Court in Novi Sad, made in the process of examining the indictment of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad filed against 13 defendants due to the tragic event, when on November 1, 2024, due to the collapse of the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad, 16 people lost their lives and one person suffered serious bodily injuries, was delivered to this prosecutor’s office on the same day.

“By the decision of the panel of the Higher Court in Novi Sad No. KV 964/25 of 24.12.2025, the Higher Court in Novi Sad found that there is no basis for charges against the defendants JT, former acting general director of “Infrastruktura železnice Srbije” ad, GV, former minister at the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, AD, former acting assistant minister at the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, for one criminal offense each: Serious offense against general security under Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code in connection with the criminal offense of causing general danger under Article 278, paragraph 3 in connection with paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code. In addition, the Higher Court found that there is no basis for charges against the defendants MS, rapporteur for constructions of the Republic Revision Commission, MG and DT, persons responsible for expert supervision, for one criminal offense each: Serious offense against general security under Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code in connection with the criminal offense of Improper and irregular execution of construction works under Article 281 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code. In relation to the above criminal acts, the criminal proceedings were suspended by the first instance decision of the Higher Court. In relation to the same defendants, the Higher Court in Novi Sad lifted the measure of prohibition on leaving the apartment.

The same decision confirmed the indictment against N.Š., former General Director of “Infrastructure of Serbian Railways” ad, due to reasonable suspicion that he committed the criminal offense of Serious Offense against Public Security under Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code in connection with the criminal offense of Causing General Danger under Article 278, paragraph 3 in connection with paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code, as well as against the defendants SN, responsible designer of the building structure, MJ, chief designer of the conceptual design, Lj.MM, chief designer of the project for the construction permit, JSM, person responsible for technical control, ZSM and DJ, persons responsible for the execution of construction works, for one criminal offense each of Serious Offense against Public Security under Article 288, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code in connection with the criminal offense of Improper and irregular execution of construction works under Article 281, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, the Higher Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Sad announced.