Libyan court gives 12 officials prison sentences over last year's deadly flooding
- A court in Libya sentenced 12 current and former officials to prison terms up to 27 years for their involvement in the collapse of two dams last year, leading to thousands of deaths.
- The Derna Criminal Court found the officials guilty of mismanagement, negligence, and mistakes that contributed to the disaster, according to the top prosecutor’s office statement.
- Three defendants were ordered to return "money obtained from illicit gains," while the court acquitted four others connected to the case.
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Libya: 12 officials sentenced over last year’s deadly flooding
A court in Libya on Sunday sentenced 12 current and former officials to terms of up to 27 years in prison over their involvement in the collapse of two dams last year that sent a wall of water several meters high through the center of a coastal city.
Storm Daniel caused floods that left thousands dead in September 2023. The officials, in charge of managing the dams, were sentenced to terms of 9 to 27 years in prison with the obligation to pay a sum equivalent to “at the price of blood” Twelve officials in charge of managing the dams were sentenced in Libya to sentences of 9 to 27 years in prison, the prosecutor said on Sunday, after completing the investigation into who was responsible for t…
A Libyan court has sentenced 12 civil servants to between 9 and 27 years in prison.
A court in Libya jailed 12 officials after last year's catastrophic flood in the coastal city of Derna, which left thousands dead and missing. The convicts were responsible for managing several dams that collapsed, after which a tidal wave destroyed about a fourth of the city.
In September 2023, thousands die in Libya as two dams break after heavy rainfall, washing away parts of the city of Darna. Many hold authorities responsible for the extent of the disaster, as several officials are sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
محكمة ليبية تصدر أحكاماً بالسجن في «فيضانات درنة»
Bengazi (Al-Ittehad) said the deputy in the city of Benghazi, yesterday, that a Libyan court sentenced 12 officials due to the collapse of dams in Derna last year, which led to the death of thousands of residents of the city. The Court of Appeal in Derna issued sentences ranging between 9 and 27 years in prison for the officials responsible for dam management in the country, while four other officials were acquitted. Derna, a coastal city with a…
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