Shanghai News.Net
Sunday 26th February, 2012 (IANS)
Four officials have been sentenced from three to 13 years in jail for last year's coal mine flooding that killed 13 people in China's Hunan province, reported Xinhua.
The deadly accident happened at the privately-run Duxing Coal Mine in Sandu township June 20 last year.
Kuang Laojian, former Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Sandu township, was sentenced to 13 years in jail for dereliction of duty, abuse of power, taking bribes and corruption, according to the verdict by the people's court in Yongxing county.
Tao Guosheng, former head of Sandu township, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for dereliction of duty and abuse of power, the verdict said.
The court said Kuang and Tao did not report to the government immediately after the accident and later lied about the toll, which delayed the rescue work and investigation.
Two other township officials, Deng Zhijian and Sun Yanshu, each received jail terms of three years for dereliction of duty and corruption, the court said.
The coal mine was operating illegally for a long term. Though the four officials were aware of the safety risks in the mine, they did not take measures to halt its operation, the court said.
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Source: http://www.shanghainews.net/story/203795952
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