On the 1st of November, 15 people were killed when a train station shed collapsed, and two others are still in critical condition. Extensive and lengthy repairs had been carried out on the station before the incident.
Fourteen people aged between 6 and 74 lost their lives at the scene, and a fifteenth victim died in hospital weeks later.
Public discontent over the tragedy sparked regular nationwide protests. Many citizens blamed corruption and inadequate oversight of construction projects for the deaths.
"The indictment was submitted to the Novi Sad High Court, accompanied by the full documentation collected during the pre-trial proceedings and investigation, as well as all other evidence," the prosecutor's office in the northern city said in a statement.
Former Serbian Transport Minister Goran Vesic, who resigned over the tragedy, is among those charged.
Prosecutors asked that the 10 people currently in custody in connection with the accident remain there, and that three people who have been released pending investigation -including Vesic and former railway infrastructure director Jelena Tanaskovic - be detained.
The latest protest over the tragedy gathered tens of thousands of people in the capital Belgrade.
Protesters are demanding that the authorities take responsibility, that the prime minister resign, and that those responsible be convicted.
The demonstrations were joined by students, who suspended most universities in Serbia for a month, calling for a transparent investigation and accountability. | BGNES
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