Law enforcement officers searched the offices of KCSA, state control bodies, and the company that owns the attraction in the case of the death of a young man who fell into the Dnipro River from the attraction after a cable broke, the Kyiv National Police reported on Monday, UNN reported.
The Kyiv police are conducting urgent investigative actions to identify those responsible for the death of a 20-year-old man on the ride. Investigators are currently conducting searches in the relevant KCSA services that approved the location of the ride, the state control bodies that issued permits and were supposed to exercise proper control over its activities, and directly in the firms of the owner of the ride
As part of the initiated criminal proceedings, law enforcement officers, as noted, "interrogated the director of the attraction and staff and seized official documents that will be studied as part of the appointed examination of the causes and consequences of violations of life safety and labor protection requirements.
The pre-trial investigation is being carried out under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Article 272 - Violation of safety rules during the performance of work with increased danger, which caused the death of a person, and Part 3 of Article 367 - Negligence.
According to the sanction of the articles, the perpetrators face up to eight years in prison with disqualification to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for up to three years.