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Makkah Tragedy: King Orders Sr1m For Kin Of Each Martyr by Nobody: 12:37am On Sep 16, 2015 |
JEDDAH — The kin of those who died as well as
those who suffered permanent disability in the
crane crash tragedy at the Grand Mosque will
get SR1 million each, according to orders issued
by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Salman on Tuesday.
Those who suffered injuries in the crash will
get SR500,000 each. The King also banned
senior officials of Saudi Binladin Group, the
Grand Mosque expansion project contractor,
from leaving the Kingdom pending the
completion of legal action against the company
after finding that it was partly responsible for
the mishap that killed 111 pilgrims and injured
331, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
King Salman also ordered that two relatives of
the dead foreign pilgrims will be the King’s
guests for the Haj of 2016.
Those pilgrims who are unable to perform Haj
due to their injury will be brought to perform
Haj next year as the King’s guests.
As for those pilgrims who are supposed to
remain at hospitals for some more time, their
relatives will be granted special visit visas to
take care of them at hospitals during the
remaining period of the Haj season until they
return home.
In view of the responsibility of the group and
its negligence, the King ordered the imposition
of a travel ban on the board of directors of the
group including Bakr Bin Muhammad Binladin
and its senior executive officials and all those
who are associated with the project until
completion of investigations and issuance of
verdict by the court.
The royal directive also suspended the group
from taking part in any bids or undertaking any
future projects until the completion of legal
procedures.
The King was briefed on the report of the
committee that carried out probe into the
accident. The report found there was no
criminal intent in the accident.
However, there had been violation of safety
rules in the operation of the crane. The
committee came to the conclusion that strong
winds combined with violation of safety
standards regarding the positioning of the
crane was the main cause of the tragedy.
“Strong winds caused the crash while the crane
was in a wrong position. The position of the
crane was in violation of the operational
instructions from the manufacturer,” the
report pointed out.
According to the operational instructions, the
main working arm of the crane should have
been lowered while it was not in use or during
high winds.
There was also failure in following safety
regulations while operating the crane. Those
officials in charge of safety of the crane did not
abide by the instructions cited in the
operational manual.
The officials also failed to follow the weather
forecast from the Presidency of Meteorology
and Environment (PME).
Moreover, they also ignored several messages
from the concerned agencies to review the
condition of the cranes, especially the crane
involved in the accident.
The committee recommended that Saudi
Binladin Group shall own partial responsibility
of the accident. It also called for reviewing the
contract with the project’s consultancy firm
Kanzas Company, in addition to reviewing the
condition of all the cranes at the project site.
King Salman issued orders to refer the findings
of the investigation to the Bureau of
Investigation and Public Prosecution to
complete the investigation procedures with the
Binladin Group and prepare indictment before
submitting it to the court.
The King entrusted the Finance Ministry and
other concerned agencies to review urgently all
government projects that Bin Laden group and
others are currently implementing to ascertain
whether they are abiding by safety regulations
and take appropriate measures in this regard.
The group had been working for four years on
the largest ever expansion in the history of the
Grand Mosque. The project will expand the
area of the mosque by 400,000 square meters,
allowing it to accommodate up to 2.2 million
people at once. |
Re: Makkah Tragedy: King Orders Sr1m For Kin Of Each Martyr by Nobody: 12:38am On Sep 16, 2015 |
Re: Makkah Tragedy: King Orders Sr1m For Kin Of Each Martyr by tobi9(m): 10:43am On Sep 16, 2015 |
Although that won't bring the lost lives back, That was a very nice step to take by the Government |
Re: Makkah Tragedy: King Orders Sr1m For Kin Of Each Martyr by Demmzy15(m): 12:13pm On Sep 16, 2015 |
That's nice! |
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