ThyssenKrupp, you're the CEO murder suspects - News - Repubblica.it
TURIN - The leaders of the ThyssenKrupp steelworks knew that workers at its factory risked their lives every time he came to work, yet they guiltily avoided taking the necessary fire safety measures. One of them even Harald Espenhahn, the CEO of the Italian group, would send workers to his death with the full knowledge that, in unprotected sections of the factory, a fire could break out at any moment.
These are the findings of the tragic fire at the Thyssen, the night of 6 December last year caused the death of seven workers, burned by flames that erupted suddenly from a mill and spirits one by one, after long and terrible agony in the days following the disaster.
The pool of judges led by prosecutor Raffaele Guariniello closed in less than three months formulating the investigations against the six suspects manager of an offense are heavy: Espenhahn to charges of murder with malice and fire possible, for others - depending on the pipes - manslaughter with gross negligence and fire conscious and deliberate omissions of precautions against accidents. In addition to the executive directors are being investigated Espenhahn Marco Cucci and Gerald Priegnitz, a manager on duty at the headquarters of the multinational Terni, Daniele Moroni, the plant manager Giuseppe di Torino Salerno, the head of the prevention of occupational hazards Cosimo Cafueri. ThyssenKrupp is also called into question as a legal person.
is the first time that a suspect in an investigation relating to accidents at work is challenged the crime of murder. Move a charge in relation to its top position with the highest decision-making powers of expenditure in particular in relation to two decisions. The charge of murder is based on these two elements: first, the managing director Harald Espenhanh postponed from 2006-2007 to 2007-2008 the investments for the improvement of fire protection systems of the plant in Turin, knowing that on that date the seat was closed.
The second point is then the adjustment of line 5, the one where the disaster occurred: in this case, despite the technical guidance provided by a study group within the company and also from an insurance company, it was decided to provide it with fire detection systems and extinguishing time after transfer to Terni, although the plants were in full swing.
the investigation, the story of the workers and survivors from the testimony of technical authority and revealed a very problematic reality, revealed by the context of well 116 violations of safety standards by the inspection services. The degree of risk awareness on the part of the It is then placed in evidence by the fact that two fires without consequences in the factories of the group, one in Turin and one in Germany, led the corporation to take any action, despite the company which operated the plant Piedmont High had 30 to 100 million the free borne by the Thyssen, with a choice, for example, noted that the lack of automatic fire.
Giorgio Airaudo, provincial secretary of Fiom, said: "Three months to close the investigation of a massacre such as the Thyssen is an example of an effective justice, which works, he knows to be fast in the face of such grave calamities . We as a civil union there and for the first time will advance the same request from a group of employees of Thyssen. Why, if the accusation of fraud will be found possible, then that incident and the end could happen to all the workers of Thyssen. A response may also be effective in terms of prevention. If the judiciary has shown to be able to achieve so quickly, who does not follow the safety rules, it will be a useful bogeyman for those with little attention to health and safety of workers. "
(February 23, 2008)
Ricci Law Report 
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