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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jovana Gec

Serbia's prosecutor charges 13 in a deadly canopy fall that fueled mass protests

Serbia Roof Collapse - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Serbia's public prosecutor on Monday indicted 13 people, including a former minister, over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 last month and triggered weeks of massive anti-government protests.

The suspects were charged in the northern city of Novi Sad, where the Nov. 1 collapse happened, with committing a grave criminal act against public safety and irregular execution of construction work. If convicted, they face up to 12 years in prison.

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