Court to make final verdict on dormitory fire
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The Botataung Township court will next week issue a final verdict on a case accusing two imams for a fire that broke out in an Islamic school, killing thirteen boys trapped inside.
The fire broke out in the early morning of April 2, 2013 trapping the boys in the upper floor dormitory of the school as they slept.
“On April 8, the final verdict will be decided on Zaya Phyo and Khin Maung Aye. Both sides have made the final pleas on March 26 and so they were waiting for the final verdict,” the judge told Eleven Media.
The government and fire services initially dismissed rumours of an arson attack and an official inquiry concluded that the fire was caused by the overheating of a transformer placed under the staircase.
The two imams have been indicted by the Botataung Township court for nearly one year.
