Monday, July 18, 2016

Bangladesh Charges 38 with Murder Over 2013 Garment Factory Collapse

 
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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