Democrats want committee to look into helicopter crash

Democrats want committee to look into helicopter crash

BELGRADE -- The opposition Democratic Party (DS) will submit a request to Speaker Maja Gojkovic for parliament to set up an inquiry committee.

It would "establish all facts related to the helicopter crash that claimed seven lives on March 13," DS official and MP Gordana Comic said on Monday.

The Democrats will also demand a special parliament session where the relevant ministers and "other responsible persons" will answer the MPs questions on this matter, added Comic.

The DS deputy leader, who is also the party's shadow defense minister, said in a written statement that the DS will keep demanding the answers to which the citizens of Serbia are entitled.

A Serbian military helicopter transporting a sick infant from Novi Pazar crashed near Belgrade airport on March 13 killing seven people on board. The Belgrade-based High Public Prosecutor's Office stated that the crew was primarily to blame for the crash.