“The investigation of the criminal case against Maxim Kovalkov, Andrey Eganov and Yevgeny Aleksandrov has been completed on the fact of their violation of the safety of work, resulting in the death of more than two persons by negligence,” the Investigative Committee said in a statement.
As specified, the investigation has collected a sufficient evidence base. The criminal case was sent to the General Prosecutor's Office.
The breakthrough of the dams of the technological reservoir of the gold mining artel occurred on October 19, 2019 in the Kuraginsky District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
On December 10, 2019, the authorities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory lifted the emergency regime introduced in the region after the incident.