Friday, February 6, 2009

Medvedev told to punish those responsible for the deaths of 23 elderly people in a fire in the Komi. Sprinkle resignation

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev demanded to prosecute all those responsible for the deaths of 23 people in a fire at nursing home in the village Podelsk in the Komi Republic.

"I understood, this home just did not legally exist. This phantom, in which people lived and died. We must look into this thoroughly. I will not call the perpetrators, it is unacceptable, but the investigation must provide an adequate legal assessment and bring all perpetrators of criminal responsibility, "- said Medvedev on Thursday at a meeting on the tragedy.

"I wish that I had submitted proposals on the personal responsibility of all who are involved in this tragedy, and at the regional and municipal level. The findings should be made for the most stringent", - stressed the Head of State, recalled with indignation that this is not the first such a tragedy.

- Over 4 years in Russia was burnt down at least eight homes

"It is vulgar, just a crime related to his duties," - said the president. According to him, despite the fact that the investigation was still under way, some of the causes of the tragedy is already evident. This is a violation of fire safety rules, the so-called human factor - that is, totally unacceptable actions in the workplace and the complete acquiescence of regional and municipal authorities, non-performance of their duties, and the endless, infinite indifference "- .

According to him, it is also necessary to deal with the maintenance of social facilities. "I'm not saying that there hard to live simply, they often do not have basic fire-fighting equipment," - he emphasized. According to Medvedev, 40% of institutions of this kind are not equipped with an automatic alarm system and alert people in case of fire. "That is, half of them can burn with the same consequences," - he said.

As pointed out by Medvedev in Podelskom nursing home several times been printed verification of fire safety. "Who is it held? Who these acts amounted? Everyone must answer for it, not disciplinary, and in accordance with the criminal law" - once again stressed the president.

He also directed the regional and municipal authorities to keep such issues on a continuous control. "This makes it impossible to deal with Moscow, it is the responsibility of regional and municipal authorities. Let them go or they will wake from their seats," - said Medvedev.

"Gone" has four

Resignation not long to wait. Their posts in connection with the tragedy in Podelske lost one of the deputy head of Komi, as well as the head of administration of municipal district Kortkerosskij and the head of the district.

The head of Komi Vladimir Torlopov regarding a fire in the nursing home responded to his resignation, Vice-Governor Irma Kutaevoy, who had led the government social cluster reported

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