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Article

18 Jul 2019

Author:
Patrick Wintour, The Guardian

Qatar agrees to inquiry into death of Briton at World Cup stadium

The Qatari organisation in charge of staging the 2022 World Cup has agreed to hold a wide-ranging inquiry led by a British judge into the death of a British worker during construction of a stadium for the event. The decision... is seen as a breakthrough for campaigners disturbed by health and safety issues surrounding the building of the stadiums... Campaigners said it was the first known inquiry into a specific death during the construction of World Cup stadiums. The inquiry will be conducted by Sir Robert Akenhead, a former high court judge with expertise in construction law and site accidents.