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Qatar agrees to inquiry into death of Briton at World Cup stadium
The Qatari organisation in charge of staging the 2022 World Cup has agreed to hold a wide-ranging inquiry led by a British judge into the death of a British worker during construction of a stadium for the event. The decision... is seen as a breakthrough for campaigners disturbed by health and safety issues surrounding the building of the stadiums... Campaigners said it was the first known inquiry into a specific death during the construction of World Cup stadiums. The inquiry will be conducted by Sir Robert Akenhead, a former high court judge with expertise in construction law and site accidents.