Ali Bin Jassim: Attorney-general appeals against acquittal

The Qatari attorney-general is to appeal against the acquittal of those convicted over a fire in which 19 people died, including 13 children. Last month, the Court of Appeal overturned convictions of involuntary manslaughter relating to the fire at the Gympanzee nursery in Doha’s Villaggio Mall in May 2012. Among those acquitted was Sheikh Ali Bin Jassim Al-Thani, who co-owned the nursery. The fire was caused by an electrical fault.