The accident in Novi Sad, which prompted the dying of 15 individuals, has sparked a wave of protests in opposition to the authorities in current weeks.
Clashes between police and protesters continued for a second day within the northern Serbian metropolis of Novi Sad following the collapse of a tent on the metropolis’s prepare station that killed 15 individuals earlier this month.
Anti-government protesters on Wednesday tried to dam a court docket in Novi Sad, the place the station’s roof collapsed on November 1.
According to authorities, riot police intervened shortly to stop protesters from getting into the constructing after a gaggle of opposition parliamentarians managed to enter the court docket in Novi Sad, the capital of Vojvodina.
Earlier, the same motion by the opposition on Tuesday led to an hour-long standoff, an indication of rising tensions over the roof crash.
The huge concrete tent on the entrance to the prepare station all of a sudden collapsed earlier this month, falling on individuals sitting on benches or standing beneath. Initially, 14 individuals would have died, whereas three would have been significantly injured. One of the injured died on Sunday.
The incident has sparked a wave of protests in opposition to authorities in Belgrade, with demonstrators additionally calling for the discharge from detention of activists jailed throughout current protests over the incident.
Many in Serbia consider that rampant corruption led to poor station renovations and subsequent catastrophe.
The authorities promised a radical investigation and Serbian Infrastructure Minister Goran Vesić resigned, whereas President Aleksandar Vučić promised extra resignations to observe. However, nobody has but been arrested and no prices have been laid.
The station was initially in-built 1964 and has been renovated twice lately as a part of a broader settlement with Chinese state building corporations.
Meanwhile, police arrested two activists in Belgrade protesting in opposition to plans to demolish a World War II-era bridge carrying trams and automobiles over the Sava River.
Authorities intend to construct a brand new bridge as a replacement, which can take a minimum of three years, however opposition activists have mentioned the present bridge ought to be preserved.
In response to the protests, the Serbian authorities warned in opposition to disruption of legislation and order.
In an announcement launched on Wednesday, Interior Minister Ivica Dačić warned that the federal government “won’t tolerate disruption of legislation and order, threats to the safety of the nation and state establishments, in addition to assaults on the police.”
