AMMAN —
Amman Criminal Conciliation Court Judge Sharaf Abu Latifa began examining the
Jabal Luweibdeh building collapse case, according to Al-Ghad News.
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The three
defendants accused of causing the death of 14 people in the collapse of the
building denied the charges against them before the court. The court also
listened to the statements of the Public Prosecution witnesses regarding the
collapsed building case.
In a related
development, the Jordan National Building Council issued a circular prohibiting
relevant parties from altering, remodeling, renovating, expanding, or changing
the purpose of any standing buildings.
Any changes must
only be made according to an engineering study prepared in line with Jordan
building code, according to the circular.
The council also
stipulated that alterations and relevant construction works must be subject to
oversight, in line with the relevant directives and laws, according to Al-Ghad
News.
The meeting was
headed by the director of the building council, Minister of Public Works and
Housing Yahya Al-Kisbi, and attended by council member and Director of the
Royal Scientific Society HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan and other council
members.
During the
meeting, the council decided to form a technical committee of stakeholders to
begin updates to the certificate of compliance for building projects issued
under the Building Law.
In addition, the
council approved the establishment of a committee to examine the certification
of building contracts in the private sector, in order to limit falsified
contracts
The council also
reviewed the outcomes of field visits conducted by its investigative committees
to monitor ongoing projects in different regions of the Kingdom.
Since the
beginning of the year, 1,420 visits have taken place and 765 projects have been
suspended. Of these projects, 535 have been rectified and 230 are undergoing
rectification procedures.
Kibsi instructed
the investigative committees to intensify their field visits across Jordan.
He called on
both the public and private sectors to cooperate with the committees, stressing
that the visits implemented by the committees do not absolve regulatory bodies
from their duties towards construction projects.
Kibsi also
stressed that both construction projects and contractors in violation of the
law must face suspension or penalties including fines.
During the
meeting, Princess Sumaya stressed the need to evaluate standing buildings,
especially old ones, through investigations of their structural stability.
The princess
suggested that buildings be categorized into groups based on their level of
danger, and research be conducted into restoration measures.
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