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. since World War II, survivors and bereaved relatives are demanding that criminal charges be brought against those responsible for the 2017 blaze that killed 72 people.
“Due to the sheer volume of evidence and complexity of the investigation, we will need to take the necessary time to thoroughly evaluate the evidence before providing final charging decisions,” Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS’s special crime and counter terrorism division, said in a statement.The fact-finding inquiry began soon after the fire at Grenfell Tower, which broke out in the early morning hours of June 14, 2017, and quickly engulfed the 25-story public housing block.
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.
Although the government has ordered building owners to remove dangerous cladding from all medium- and high-rise residential buildings, progress has been slowed by squabbles over who should pay for the work.
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