Three more arrested over waste pile collapse
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Three more suspects implicated in the collapse of a construction waste pile that killed 69 people in Shenzhen last month were arrested yesterday, according to the local procuratorate.
The suspects, who were not identified, were accused of failing to ensure safe management of the site, which eventually led to the accident, according to a statement from Bao’an District Procuratorate.
So far 20 people have been arrested over the incident on December 20.
Meanwhile, 12 other suspects are being investigated by local prosecutors for abuse of power and dereliction of duty, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said yesterday.
The suspects include Deng Zhixiong, deputy director of Shenzhen Guangming New District Urban Management Bureau; Zeng Keting, deputy director of the Municipal Service Center; and Zheng Cunhui, an engineer with Shenzhen Water and Soil Conservation Supervision and Monitoring Station, according to the statement.
A total of 69 bodies had been recovered as of Friday, but another eight people are still unaccounted for, the rescue headquarters said.
The incident, which involved a 100-meter-high waste pile, was the result of work safety mismanagement rather than geological causes, according to a State Council investigation.
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