One year in prison, with the execution of the prison sentence suspended, for the owner of the building
File photo of the collapsed apartment building at the Bin Durham area, Mansoura, which took place on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Farag / The Peninsula)
Doha, Qatar: Following the statement issued by the Office of the Public Prosecutor on April 18, 2023, Qatar’s competent Primary Court on Thursday, November 21, 2024, issued its ruling regarding the collapse of Building No. (13) located in the Bin Durham area.
According to a statement released by the Office of the Public Prosecutor, the ruling is as follows:
The court also imposed the following fines:
Additionally, non-Qatari defendants will be deported from the country after serving their respective sentences.
The four-story structure in Mansoura collapsed on March 22, 2023, resulting in one fatality, while seven others were rescued. The building was undergoing maintenance work at the time of the incident.
Earlier this year, the Court of First Instance in Qatar issued a ruling on the accused individual, the Director of the Contracting Agency, who was responsible for the maintenance of the building.
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