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[–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

The family of the migrant worker who died in the collapse, Xiao Dekun, received 775,000 RMB (approximately $113,000 USD) in compensation.[3]

13 were tried over the collapse, 8 others including local regulators and subcontractors had their licenses terminated and were fined 500,000 RMB (approximately $68,000). 9 investors were fired from their local government jobs for conflicts of interest.[4] The 2 top shareholders, Que Jingde and Zhang Zhiqin, were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted on charges of graft, embezzlement of corporate funds, and negligence leading to a serious accident.[5] Zhang was also fined 5 million RMB (approximately 687,000 USD) and Que was fined 2 million RMB (approximately 275,000 USD).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse_of_Lotus_Riverside_Block_7

Found a wiki article about it cause I have to turn off my VPN everytime I accesses the wayback machine.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    That seems like a lot of fallout from digging too close to the foundation of a completed building. I suppose the investigation kept digging up more corruption, so they kept throwing people in jail.

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