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On 21 November 2013, at 20 Priedaines Street, Zolitūde district, Riga, Maxima xx roof collapsed, killing 54 people and leaving 59 people injured. In terms of casualties, this is one of the biggest peace-time tragedies in Latvia.
On 11 November 2014, the newly elected members of the 12th convocation of Saeima voted in favour of establishing Parliamentary Committee for Investigating the Actions Taken by the State of Latvia in Assessing the Causes of the Tragedy in Zolitūde on 21 November 2013, Improving the Legislative Framework and Practical Measures to be Taken by the Public Administration and Municipalities in Order to Prevent Recurrence of Similar Tragedies, as well as Mitigating the Consequences of the Tragedy
After a year of work the Committee prepared the Final Report, which according to Section 13 of the Parliamentary Investigatory Law includes information about the Committee, its findings, conclusions, as well as recommendations for eliminating the identified irregularities.
According to the Parliamentary Investigatory Committee Law, the final report and its findings/recommendations shall be circulated among the Saeima committees, the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as ministries and other public institutions responsible for implementation of the recommendations. Moreover, the Law contains a feedback requirement, which obligates the responsible bodies to evaluate and decide on the practical implementation of recommendations. (For more information about Investigatory Committee in english- click here)
The Committee’s mandate expired on 13 November 2015. Every person is free to use final report for any purpose, there are no copyrights to final report.
Final Report of the Zolitūde Tragedy Parliamentary Investigatory Committee in English (PDF). Final Report of the Zolitūde Tragedy Parliamentary Investigatory Committee in English (Word).
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