The owner of the Dominican nightclub, whose roof collapsed and killed 236 people arrested

The owner of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic, who The ceiling collapsed in April and killed 236 peopleHe was arrested on Thursday with his sister.

Antonio Esbayat and Maribel Espelalat have not been charged with the case, although the authorities have 48 hours to provide any charges in front of the judge.

“Each of the defendants showed a lack of responsibility and negligence by failing to intervene physically to prevent the club’s ceiling from collapse, as it eventually happened, causing death and more than 180 injuries,” the office of the Dominican Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

The representatives of the prosecution accused the inspiring of trying to intimidate or manipulate the company’s employees, adding that they could be witnesses in the case.

Espaillats lawyer immediately cannot be accessed for comment.

Espaillats was arrested after being interrogated for several hours.

The designated committee by the government, which includes international experts, is still investigating the collapse of the roof.

in interview In late April, Espilla said his family was running the building for about 30 years. Since then, he said that no architect, architect, or governmental authority has made a structural review of the structure, but he claimed that firefighters and city officials are looking for basic safety and licensing issues.

Espaillat said it is not common for companies in the area to undergo structural inspections.

The crew worked for 53 hours without stopping after arriving at the scene in Santo Domingo after midnight in a short time of April 8, as they saved 189 survivors.

After the collapse, the club said that the tragedy “all of our hearts who are part of the group of aircraft and all the dominican.

Among the beloved victims were Robby Perez, who was performing at his roof, Nelsi Cruz, governor of Monticrite County and Nelson Cruz’s sister in the first division.

Also killed was previously MLB Pitcher Octavio DotelWho was withdrawn from the debris but died in a hospital, and the Dominican baseball player, Tony Enrique Blanco Kapreira.

Among the other victims are a retired United Nations official, the New York fashion designer, Martin Bolanko, the army commander who left behind four young girls, and three Grupo Popular, a financial services company, including the famous AFP and his wife.

The club, which has been working for nearly five decades, was known for MERENGue concerts on Monday night that attracted prominent international and domain celebrities.