The sentence proclaiming

The sentence proclaiming on case of the mine after Barakov accident with 80 killing miners in Krasnodon city local court on Friday, July, 6. A former mine director is sentenced for 5 years imprisonments (conditionally), a mining foreman, one of seven people, who survived - 4 years (conditionally), chief engineer - 3,5 year, a main mechanic and area supevisor - each for 5 years. Lawsuit lasted almost seven months. The widows and relatives were sitting in law-court hall mourning dressed; when proclaiming they held the portraits of their losted and burning candles. The widows remained dissatisfied with the sentence. They consider a mine's director Vladimir Dokuchaev to be a principal culprit. The womenfolks declared about their intention to make a complaint in superior judicial instances. Photo by Oleg Pritikin / UNIAN