CTV building disciplinary action a 'witch hunt' says engineer

CTV building disciplinary action a 'witch hunt' says engineer
The CTV building collapsed in the 2011 Christchurch quake, killing 115 people. (Image: Getty)
Ian Llewellyn
The engineer at the centre of long-running disciplinary action over the collapse of the CTV building in the 2011 Christchurch quake says the complaint serves no public interest and is “just a witch hunt”.Alan Reay is the respondent in an Engineering New Zealand (ENZ), formerly known as IPENZ, disciplinary hearing in Christchurch this week.Reay’s lawyer Willie Palmer said the hearing seeks to discipline him for allegedly failing to adequately supervise the senior engineer who designed the CTV building in 1986 while working...

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