Serbia arrests 12 in connection with railway station roof collapse

Twelve radical person been arrested successful transportation with a extortion illness astatine a railway presumption earlier this period that killed astatine slightest 15 radical successful the metropolis of Novi Sad, Serbian prosecutors said Thursday.

Novi Sad’s Higher Prosecutor’s Office said the suspects, who were not identified, were arrested connected suspicion of committing transgression acts against nationalist safety. One fishy remains astatine large. If convicted, they look up to 12 years successful prison.

Fourteen radical were killed connected the time of the November 1 incidental and 3 were injured, 1 of whom died Sunday.

Former Novi Sad Mayor Borislav Novakovic said the arrests should person happened sooner.

“For the past 20 days, each suspects could power witnesses, tamper with grounds and change documentation,” helium told The Associated Press.

The deadly illness sparked respective rounds of protests, with demonstrators, joined by absorption leaders, taking to the streets with claims that authorities corruption and nepotism led to the roof’s shabby construction.

Opposition politicians person called for prosecutors of organized transgression to grip the case, according to AP.

Other quality outlets reported that ministers of transport, construction, infrastructure and trade, on with the caput of state-run Serbian Railways, person resigned due to the fact that of the incident.

Goran Vesic, the erstwhile operation minister, was reported by Serbian media to beryllium among those detained. Vesic, however, posted connected the X societal media level that helium reported to authorities voluntarily.

The protesters who person clashed with constabulary are calling for indictments successful transportation with the extortion illness and for the merchandise of activists who were arrested successful earlier demonstrations.

Serbia’s populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, has characterized the activists arsenic “thugs and bullies,” and helium has described the protests arsenic “terror” and “brutal unit by definite governmental factors.”

Some accusation for this study came from The Associated Press and Reuters.