Deadly plant fire: 4-year prison term finalised for battery maker Aricell CEO
The Supreme Court here on Tuesday finalised a four-year prison sentence for the head of lithium battery maker Aricell for failing to take enough safety measures at the company's factory where a deadly fire killed 23 workers and injured nine in 2024. Aricell CEO Park Soon-kwan had initially been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a district court on charges of violating his obligations to secure safety at the factory in Hwaseong, 45 kilometers south of Seoul, under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. It was the heaviest sentence ever to be handed down to a CEO after the law came into force…
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