Arrest Warrants Issued against Owners of Collapsed Ashrafiyeh Building
Beirut Examining Magistrate Ghassan Owaidat issued on Monday two arrest warrants against Michel and Claude Saadeh, the owners of the Ashrafiyeh building that collapsed on January 15 and left 27 dead.
Owaidat first questioned Michel at around 11:00 am in the presence of his lawyer Rabih Abdul Sater, the National News Agency reported.
NNA said that he later interrogated Claude in the presence of the same attorney.
Last week, Beirut Prosecutor Judge George Karam filed charges of negligence against the suspects based on articles 564 and 565 of the criminal law.
The judge later referred them to Owaidat.
The building collapse in the area of Fassouh left 27 people dead, mostly foreigners, and 12 people injured.
Source: Naharnet
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