"The accused Molostov did not admit his guilt in the crime," TASS quotes a representative of the department.
Earlier, the prosecutor's office announced the arrest of the chief state inspector of the Belovsky territorial department of the Siberian department of Rostekhnadzor Vyacheslav Semykin in the case of an accident at a mine in the Kemerovo region.
On November 25, an accident occurred at the Listvyazhnaya mine in Kuzbass, as a result of which 51 people died.
According to preliminary data, the explosion of methane is believed to be the cause of the accident at the mine.
The Investigative Committee has already opened a case on the negligence of Rostekhnadzor employees.
Two criminal cases will be investigated in the central office of the UK.