The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructs to transfer the criminal investigations launched on a fire in a cafe of Kostroma, which caused casualties to the Main Investigative Directorate of the Department


Mr. Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin, Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, instructed to transfer to the Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee the criminal investigations launched on the fire in the "Polygon" cafe in the Kostroma city. The instruction was made for the purpose of a comprehensive and objective investigation, as well as due to the severity of the consequences. As a result of the incident, 13 people were unable to leave the building, as a result of which they died, 6 received injuries of varying severity.

Mr. Alexander Ivanovich Bastrykin ordered to give a fundamental legal assessment of all the circumstances of the incident, to take comprehensive measures to identify the full range of persons related to the functioning and safety of the cafe, including Officials of Regulatory Bodies.

06 November 2022 19:15

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