Criminal charges against three Michigan officials over Flint water crisis
April 21, 2016 07:56
Three Michigan officials will face criminal charges over contaminated water supplies in Flint. Michigan's attorney general has filed charges against two state employees in the environmental department for misleading the US government about the problem and a Flint employee has been charged for altering water test results.
Around 100,000 residents of the mostly black and poor city are facing high levels of lead in water, which can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in kids.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, said that, "They had a duty to protect the health of families and citizens of Flint and they failed."
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said that, "What I've said consistently from the beginning is this tragic situation was the result of bad decisions by bureaucrats. Again, I always described it as people lacking common sense. This puts it in the context of criminal behavior." "Was it actually criminal? Or was it poor decision-making? And again, I'm not looking for vindication. This is about getting to the truth, getting to accountability."
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