China News Service, January 30. According to reports from Taiwan's "Central News Agency" and "China Times News Network", the entire case of the Mingyang Fire that occurred in September last year was investigated. The Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office investigated and prosecuted Mingyang Chairman Liu Anhui and President Manager Lu Yingcheng, a total of 6 people, requested specific sentences ranging from 4 years to 8 months to 5 years in prison.
The entire case of the Mingyang fire in Pingtung, Taiwan was investigated, and six people including the chairman were prosecuted. Image source: Taiwan’s “China Times News Network”
The Pingtung District Prosecutor’s Office stated that Liu Anhui, the chairman of Mingyang Company, was sued for negligence causing death, negligent injury, negligent serious injury, fire and burning down the building where the person was present; General Manager Lu Yingcheng, Manufacturing Department Assistant Manager Zheng Shaoting, and Industrial Safety Section Wang The section chief, deputy section chief Ruan of the Health Management Section, and Lin, the leader of the warehouse management team of the Health Management Section, were charged with negligence causing death, negligent injury, negligent serious injury, and burning down a building where a person was presently occupied by fire. Prosecution.
The Pingtung District Prosecutor's Office emphasized that both Liu Anhui and Lu Yingcheng actually supervised and operated the Mingyang Company, ignored industrial safety data and only pursued production, causing more than a hundred casualties. They requested to be sentenced to 5 years in prison respectively; Zheng Shaoting and Wang, the work safety section chiefs, who showed no regrets after committing the crime, requested to be sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison; deputy section chief Ruan and team leader Lin requested to be sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison. moon.
Mingyang Company exploded and caught fire on September 22 last year, killing four firefighters and six employees and injuring more than a hundred people. The Pingtung County Government determined that the factory's public hazardous materials exceeded the controlled quantity, did not provide complete chemical types, and did not assign dedicated personnel to assist in on-site disaster relief. A total of a heavy fine of NT$2.4 million was imposed. (over)