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A magisterial inquiry into a fatal building collapse is further evidence that developers have spent 20 years literally getting away with murder, an environmental NGO has argued.
Flimkien Għal Ambjent Aħjar said magistrate Claire Stafrace Zammit’s inquiry into the Ħamrun collapse that led to Miriam Pace’s death was a crushing indictment of the state of the Maltese construction industry over the past two decades.
It said that two architects facing involuntary homicide charges over Pace s death should be suspended subject to a speedy resolution of the case against them. Both architects continue to practice.
No fewer than 10 structures have collapsed during construction work since 2008, the eNGO said, causing three deaths and many injuries.