China detains senior port officials over Tianjin blasts
China’s top prosecution agency has announced its investigation into eleven government officials and port executives for alleged neglect of duty in the Tianjin warehouse explosions, which killed at least 139 people.
Zheng Qingyue, president of Tianjin Port Group (TPG) is one of the notable officials under investigation on suspicion of dereliction of duty, along with Wu Dai, head of the Tianjin Municipal Transportation Commission.
A statement from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said that Tianjin Port was responsible for the accident because it failed to respond to potential safety risks and illegal business by Ruihai.
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