Contractor Hisham Albarghoun receives 62 life sentences and 865 additional years in prison over the Albarghoun building disaster in Adana
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Turkish authorities have announced the reasoning behind the ruling against the contractor of the Albarghoun building, which collapsed during the February 6 earthquake.
Hisham Albarghoun received 62 life sentences and an additional 865 years in prison. The collapse killed 96 people and injured dozens more.
The original sentence of 22.5 years was revised upward following a new appeal. Charges centered on gross violations of construction and safety standards.