Reuters, 18/07 14:47 CET
DHAKA (Reuters) – A court in Bangladesh on
Monday formally charged 38 people with murder in connection with the
2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza building which killed 1,135 people in
the country’s worst industrial disaster.
Forty-one defendants in total face charges over the
collapse of the complex, which housed five garment factories supplying
global brands. Plaza owner Sohel Rana is the principal accused.
Public Prosecutor Abdul Mannan said 38 had been charged with murder while three had been charged with helping Rana to flee.
Of the 41 charged, 35, including Rana, who is being held
on remand, appeared before the court and pleaded not guilty, Mannan told
reporters.
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Source: euronews.
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