Collapsed building owner's property to be seized
Source: Associated Press
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) -- A top Bangladesh court on Tuesday ordered the government to "immediately" confiscate the property of a collapsed building's owner, as thousands of protesters demanding death penalty for the man clashed with police, leaving 100 people injured.
A two-judge panel of the High Court also asked the central bank to freeze the assets of the owners of the five garment factories in the building, and use the money to pay the salaries and other benefits of their workers.
The order came after police produced the building owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, and the factory owners in court. The order did not elaborate but it was implied that the salaries of the dead victims would be paid to their relatives.
At least 386 people were killed when the illegally constructed 8-story Rana Plaza collapsed on April 24. A total of 3,122 people were employed in the garment factories. It is not clear how many were working at the time, but some 2,500 people were pulled out of the rubble alive.
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truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Fuddnik
(8,846 posts)And more than a few coal mines. And BP. and..........
Too bad it never will, though. They all just 'pay their fines' (which they then write off at tax time) and go on with their destruction.
Dustlawyer
(10,493 posts)madokie
(51,076 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Too bad the our government cannot feel shame...
They should have had strict building and work place codes in the first place.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)What's this world coming to?!!
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)He dismissed the outrage and said other countries have workplce accidents and pointed out West Texas.
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)A two-judge panel of the High Court also asked the central bank to freeze the assets of the owners of the five garment factories in the building, and use the money to pay the salaries and other benefits of their workers.