Now that an independent inquiry has completed its investigation into Britain’s deadliest residential fire since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal charges be brought against those responsible for the blaze that killed 72 people in 2017.
FILE - People pay their respects at the Grenfell tower to mark the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower block fire, in London , Friday, June 14, 2019. Relatives of the deceased and people directly affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, sit in front oaf a photo montage of the those who died, as they react to the final report into the fire being released in London , Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
London’s Metropolitan Police Service says officers probably won’t complete their investigation until the end of next year. Their findings will be passed on to the Crown Prosecution Service, which says it isn’t likely to announce any charges until the end of 2026. Police spent 415 days removing evidence from the tower, with that evidence now housed in a warehouse that is big enough for 25 double-decker buses, the newspaper said.“Those responsible must now be immediately held to account for their systematic dishonesty, corporate greed, institutional indifference and neglect,” Khan said. “Companies found to have been to blame by the inquiry must no longer receive any public contracts, as the police and CPS look into the bringing of criminal charges.
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