In September of 2015, a huge crane operated by the Saudi Bin Laden Construction Group collapsed in Mecca during severe weather, killing 110 people and injuring 209 others.  After 16 months of investigation and several court hearings, the Makkah (Mecca) Criminal Court announced that it was dropping the case because it was not within its jurisdiction. The court informed the defense team of the 13 people on trial, consisting of Ahmed Al-Qurashi, Attorney Hassan Jomaan Al-Zahrani and Abdullah Bin Laden, that it will inform them later of the date the legal decision will be formally issued. Reports presented by the Bin Laden Group during the investigation and court sessions had shown that sudden changes in weather conditions, difficult to forecast, resulted in unusual winds, which in turn caused the collapse of the crane. I’m not in the least surprised at the outcome – just that it took this long to absolve the Bin Laden Group using the...(Read Full Post)