Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The investigation of the tragedy in Karelia: negligence and poor communication agencies – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, June 21 -. RIA Novosti Russian authorities continue to investigate the tragedy in Karelia, where during a storm on the lake killed 14 children. Tuesday arrested the director of the camp “Syamozero” Elena Reshetova detained the head of the Karelian Rospotrebnadzor and seizure of documents held in the regional Ministry of Health.

As the root causes of the tragedy of the Investigation Committee has already called negligent officials. The region came the head of department Alexander Bastrykin to personally control the investigation. At the scene of the tragedy continue to work and rescuers who are searching for the body of another child drowned in Karelia. The bodies of 13 children have already got out of the water.

As long as law enforcement officers are investigating, officials, lawmakers and experts continue to debate the issue of security of children’s activities in Russia and talk about the need to revise the existing approaches in this area.

The children of Karelian camp “Syamozero” June 18 went to instructors on the lake walk. The group was 51 people, including four adults. When the storm began, two canoes with children overturned, drowning 14 children. The camp director, her deputy, three instructors and the head of the Karelian Rospotrebnadzor were detained in a criminal investigation. Later, one of the instructors was released.



Criminal cases

After the tragedy of Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under part 3 of Article 238 of the Criminal Code (services that do not meet safety requirements). The department has said that the incident is due to the negligence of officials, investigators initiated another criminal case under article 293 (negligence that caused the death of two or more persons).

“First Cause on we believe that there are in the organization of children’s activities in the framework of this work the main Investigation Department of the investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the grounds of an offense under article “negligence resulting in the death of two or more persons”, “-. according to the official representative of IC Vladimir Markin. At the same time, he said, set immediate circumstances of the tragedy.

Bastrykin on Tuesday arrived in Karelia, to monitor the progress of the investigation. He held an operational meeting with the members of the investigation team investigating the criminal case on the death of children. “During the meeting, chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia instructed the subordinate employees not only to investigate all the circumstances of the incident, but also to find out the reasons that contributed to the tragedy”, – Markin said

According to him, Bastrykin said that events on Syamozero revealed a lack of proper. cooperation between agencies responsible for health, safety and recreation of children, “and it will also become the subject of investigation.”

The detentions and seizure of documents

In case of death of children operatives detained on Tuesday the head of the Karelian Rospotrebnadzor Anatoly Kovalenko. “Detained Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) of Karelia Anatoly Kovalenko Republic in his action discernible signs of a crime under Article.” Negligence “, – the official representative of the UK

Petrozavodsk court Karelia on Tuesday arrested the director of “Syamozero” Elena Reshetova. The court refused to conclude a camp instructor custody of Valery Krupoderschikova, he was released.

in addition, law enforcement authorities on Tuesday conducted a seizure of documents in department of recreation for children and regional control in the sphere of social service of the Ministry of Karelia health.

Despite complaints

Even before the tragedy of the camp was a lot of claims, and the parents, and professionals. According to the Rospotrebnadzor, in 2015 on “Syamozero” at the request of Rospotrebnadzor brought 12 administrative cases, but the court did not close the camp.

“in 2015, the Federal Service received seven applications of citizens with complaints work camp “Park hotel Syamozero” non-compliance regime of rest, living conditions in the campaigns, the lack of skilled care. Territorial Administration of Rospotrebnadzor in the Republic of Karelia was initiated 12 administrative cases, including in collaboration with prosecutors. The materials were sent to the court to suspend the camp activities, but a court decision to suspend the operation of the camp was not supported “, – said in Rospotrebnadzor

In the department added that the administration had no right to carry out tours: in 2016 it was. granted a work permit “country inpatient health camp day and night stay Ltd.” Park-hotel “Syamozero” without a specialized children’s programs with trips, without accommodation in the parking lots outside the territory of the camp using tents “.

In Rospotrebnadzor stressed that sanitary regulations and standards in children’s health facilities in any kind of trips do not provide for the children to open water.

Prospecting

Meanwhile, rescuers stepped group in place of a drowned child’s body search in the Karelian Syamozero additional diving units, according to RIA Novosti, the representative of the operational headquarters on the site.

As reported in Tuesday the Russian Emergencies Ministry, diving calculations surveyed 6 thousand square meters of floor, the life jacket was found during the search. Earlier it was reported that the ground group of rescuers and unmanned aerial vehicles surveyed 16 kilometers of coastline.

According to the MOE, to search work involved more than 280 people and 64 units of equipment, including five aircraft and 22 boats.

returned to Moscow

After the closure of the camp Syamozero “vacationing there evacuated children. On Tuesday in Moscow from Petrozavodsk come train with 160 out of the camp children, told RIA Novosti in the management organization of the population of EMERCOM of Russia informed.

“in Moscow, arrived safely 78 boys and 82 girls from the camp” Park hotel Syamozero “and their accompanying adults,” – said According to him, the children brought to the capital of an express train Petrozavodsk -.. Moscow in the way children and attendants have provided everything necessary for children able to watch psychologists and doctors.

On Monday, after the closing of the camp “Syamozero” AN-148 MOE brought to Moscow 33 children, of whom six were hospitalized in the hospitals of the capital .

On Tuesday, the procedure of identification of victims has been completed in Moscow. Their funeral will be held 22 and 23 June.

About the organization of children’s activities

The tragedy in Karelia showed how is an issue about the safety of children’s leisure and standards of its organization. While law enforcement agencies are investigating, officials, legislators and experts discuss how to fix the situation. According to the head of the Federal Ministry of Labour Maxim Topilin, shift programs in children’s camps, which include elements of extreme rest, must be subject to accreditation.

“We yesterday with the Ministry of Education discussed this topic. Rather, But under these programs, which are in the nature of some extreme sports, tourism and so on, most likely, we will make suggestions on how to be sure they are subject to some sort of accreditation “, – said Minister of journalists

According to him. said, should be appropriate to the requirements and the trainers. However, according to Topilin, enter the license for all campgrounds is problematic and probably unrealistic.

He also stressed that the camp administration in Karelia, killing children, grossly violated prescription Rospotrebnadzor banned her organization tent campaigns.

The State Duma intends to organize a working group to investigate the tragedy in the Syamozero and development of measures to secure the organization of children’s recreation, said the head of the State Duma Committee Olga Yepifanova children. The first meeting, she said, could take place after July 4, when the necessary information is collected. She explained that the requests were sent to the law enforcement and regulatory authorities, as well as regional authorities.

State Duma Vice-Speaker, deputy secretary of the General Council of “United Russia” Sergei Zheleznyak offered jointly with the Government and with representatives of the regions to analyze and develop measures to change the requirements for the safety of children’s activities.

“it takes a number of changes to the existing legislation. I am confident that the changes are necessary not only in the legislation, so I suggest working with the government and with representatives of our regions to analyze and develop measures to modify existing regulated documents “, – said Zhelezniak at a meeting of the House

The deputy head of the faction.” Fair Russia “in the State Duma Oleg Nilov suggested to reconsider market-based approaches in the tenders for the organization of children’s leisure <. / p>

“The questions in the first place to ask is not even members of the camp, and the authorities, who are trying to save money on children, which eventually led to such terrible consequences. Perhaps the time has come to reconsider the market approach in the organization of children’s rest, completely different criteria to select the company, “- said Nilov RIA Novosti

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