The management of the Listvyazhnaya mine, in which 51 people died, were charged Of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to the heads of the Listvyazhnaya mine, in which 51 people died and another 63 were injured. This was reported to “Lente.ru” on Friday, November 26, in the press service of the department.
According to the ICR, charges were brought against the director of the mine Sergei Makhrakov, his first deputy Andrei Molostov, the head of the site Sergei Gerasimenko and two to the inspectors of the Belovsky territorial department of the Siberian department of Rostekhnadzor Sergey Vinokurov and Vyacheslav Semykin. The mine managers are charged with the article “Violation of industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities, resulting in the death of two or more persons” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which provides for up to seven years in prison. Inspectors are charged with the article “Negligence, resulting in the death of two or more persons” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (also up to seven years in prison).
the smoke of the ventilation drift of the site, which led to the death of workers who were at the mine. The inspectors drew up acts on the inspection of this roadway, without actually checking it.
The state of emergency in the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass became known in the morning of November 25. As a result of the accident, 51 people died, and another 63 were injured. Deputy Prosecutor General of Russia Dmitry Demeshin believes that the death of people was caused by a methane explosion caused by a spark.