Tunisia: Hotel security charged for “failing to save terror victims”
Six security guards from the Imperial Marhaba hotel in Sousse have been charged for failing to help people in danger.
An Islamic State terrorist, during the 2015 massacre at a beach resort in Sousse, killed 38 people, 30 of whom were Britons.
Authorities contested that said the inaction of the guards led to the death of some victims.
The charge was made public after a British inquiry on Tuesday “found” Tunisian security forces let victims of the shooting down.
Britain accused Tunisian security forces of making “deliberate and unjustifiable” delays in their journey to the scene.
In response, Tunisia revealed it actually charged six hotel guards for failing to save the lives of those in danger.
The six guards, however, remained free pending an investigation, Sofian Sliti, a spokesman for judicial counter-terrorism investigations, said.
Another 14 people were arrested in the investigation and another 12 are also under investigation, he said.
The action of both Tunisian and British governments stood in contrast to the attitude of that in Nigeria where police officers criminally abandon robbery victims.
The Nigerian government have also failed in the past to pressure foreign governments into prosecuting their nationals who attack Nigerian expatriates.
