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All Executives Sentenced to Prison, Public Officials Acquitted

FINAL HEARING IN ALADAĞ DORM FIRE CASE

All Executives Sentenced to Prison, Public Officials Acquitted

In the final hearing of Aladağ dorm fire case, which claimed the lives of 11 children in 2016, all dorm executives have been sentenced to prison. Public officials have been acquitted for “causing death”, but penalized for “misconduct in office.”

4 July 2019 Ayşegül Özbek

Plaintiff’s Attorney Atalay: Expert Report Says ‘Dorm Has No License’

ALADAĞ DORM FIRE CASE

Plaintiff’s Attorney Atalay: Expert Report Says ‘Dorm Has No License’

In the eighth hearing of the Aladağ dorm fire case, the court board has rejected the families’ request for a new expert report and adjourned the hearing to April 30, 2019.

17 January 2019

No Arrested Defendants Remain in Dorm Fire Case

No Arrested Defendants Remain in Dorm Fire Case

The court has ruled that the last two arrested defendants in the Aladağ dorm fire case shall be released on the ground that the expert report has found them guilty of “collateral negligence.”

7 September 2018

Court Denies Request to Arrest Four Defendants in Dorm Fire Case

Court Denies Request to Arrest Four Defendants in Dorm Fire Case

In the fifth hearing of the case concerning the student dormitory fire that killed 11 students and 1 teacher in the Aladağ district of Adana province, the court has denied the request to re-arrest the four released defendants.

26 February 2018