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The Republic of Tatarstan investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have completed procedure of familiarizing the accused of Bulgaria wreck Svetlana Inyakina, Yakov Ivashov, Irek Timergazeyev, Vladislav Semyonov and Rmil Khamitov with materials of the criminal case.

We remind that there are 5 people under prosecution. This is captain’s mate Ramil Khametov, sublessee of the Bulgaria Inyakina, expert of Russian River Register Yakov Ivashov and two employees of Federal Service for Transport Supervision Vladislav Semyonov and Irek Timergazeyev. Depending on the role of each one, they are charged with crimes under articles 238, 263, 143, 285 of the RF Criminal Code (rendering services which do not meet standards of safety to lives or health of consumers, violation of rules for operating inner water transport, violation of labor protection rules and abuse of official powers).

According to investigators cumulative actions of the accused caused the Bulgaria cruise ship to sink on 10 July 2011 in Kuybyshevsky reservoir killing 122 people aboard the vessel.

Earlier the time of investigation had been extended up to 10 March 2013.

At present investigators are working on the indictment.