AMMAN — The
Amman Magistrate Court ruled the harshest punishment
and sentenced two of the defendants in the
Jabal Al-Weibdeh building collapse case to the maximum penalty stipulated by the law, sentencing them to three
years of imprisonment.
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The announcement came Tuesday at the
conclusion of the trial proceedings in the case after 45 public sessions.
The trial was presided over by Judge Sharaf Abu Latifa,
according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
During the public pronouncement session held on Tuesday, the
court convicted the building owner and maintenance contractor of the crime of
causing repeated death 14 times and sentenced them to
three years of imprisonment.
The court decided to convict two of the defendants of the
crime of causing repeated injury eight times and sentenced them to six months
of imprisonment. The third defendant in the case was acquitted of any
responsibility.
Appeal option available
The court decided to
enforce the harshest punishment against
the two convicted individuals, which is three years of imprisonment, a decision
that can be appealed before the competent court.
The details of the case date back to September 13 of last
year, when a residential building consisting of several floors collapsed and
fell onto an adjacent standalone house, resulting in 23 victims.
Among them, 14 died and 9 others were injured. The
authorities made extensive efforts over several days to rescue the victims and
search for survivors under the rubble. The number of
victims reached 14 individuals.
According to the report of the specialized experts submitted
to the court, the reason for the collapse of the main building was the
maintenance work that was being carried out on the ground floor that day,
including the removal of the central column, which revealed several violations
associated with the construction of the ground floor.
Families' claims and verdict announcementThe families of eighth deceased
individuals dropped their personal claims against the three defendants, while the remaining families of
the deceased individuals and the nine injured parties in the incident retained
their personal rights in the case.
In the previous session held a week ago, the court announced
the conclusion of the trial proceedings and referred the case for pronouncement
of judgment, which took place on Tuesday, confirming the conviction of two of
the defendants.
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