Five receive jail terms in Turkey's firedamp case
17:07, 01/11/2014, Saturday
Yeni Şafak
Five receive jail terms in Turkey's firedamp case
23 out of 28 defendants were acquitted in the trial over Zonguldak's firedamp blast which left 30 miners dead
A local court in Turkey has given prison sentences on Friday, ranging from five to 10 years, for five suspects being tried for 2010's deadly firedamp in northwestern Turkey.
The 2nd High Criminal Court of Zonguldak concluded the case into the deaths of 30 miners in Zonguldak province and acquitted 23 out of 28 suspects.
Eleven miners were wounded in the firedamp blast in May 2010 in the northern province's Karadon mine
The mine is owned by the Turkish Hardcoal Authority, or TTK, and the contractor company was Yapi-Tek.
The court sentenced both Yapi-Tek's official, Halim Kose, and project manager, Kadir Ipek, to 10 years in jail.
It also imposed a 6 year and three month jail term on mine manager Ismail Guner and sentenced two other mine officials, Mustafa Kucuk and Yusuf Unluturk, to five years each.
The 2nd High Criminal Court of Zonguldak concluded the case into the deaths of 30 miners in Zonguldak province and acquitted 23 out of 28 suspects.
Eleven miners were wounded in the firedamp blast in May 2010 in the northern province's Karadon mine
The mine is owned by the Turkish Hardcoal Authority, or TTK, and the contractor company was Yapi-Tek.
The court sentenced both Yapi-Tek's official, Halim Kose, and project manager, Kadir Ipek, to 10 years in jail.
It also imposed a 6 year and three month jail term on mine manager Ismail Guner and sentenced two other mine officials, Mustafa Kucuk and Yusuf Unluturk, to five years each.
Turkey experienced another mine accident in Karaman province, where 18 miners were trapped underground on Tuesday after a water pipe malfunction caused a flood in the mine.
According to officials, the water inside the collapsed coal mine has begun to decrease after teams deployed a second pump to flush out water in a race to rescue the trapped miners.
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