Official Investigated for Serious Mine Disaster in Shanxi, China

(CNA Taipei, June 22) A serious mine disaster occurred in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi, China in May, resulting in at least 82 deaths. According to the website of the Shanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Geng Qinglu, a third-level researcher at the Eighth Supervision and Enforcement Division of the Shanxi Bureau of the China National Mine Safety Administration, is suspected of serious violations of law, related to the mine disaster.

According to a message released today on the website of the Shanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Geng Qinglu, a third-level researcher at the Eighth Supervision and Enforcement Division of the Shanxi Bureau of the China National Mine Safety Administration, is suspected of serious violations of law, related to the "5/22" particularly major gas explosion accident at Tongzhou Group Liushengyu Coal Industry Co., Ltd., and is currently under investigation by the Shanxi Provincial Supervision Commission.

A gas explosion occurred at the Liushengyu Coal Mine in Qinyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, China on May 22. The accident caused at least 82 miners to die, 2 missing, and 128 hospitalized with injuries. This is the most serious mine accident in China in 17 years.

Following the accident, several officials in Shanxi were successively arrested. 11 days after the mine disaster, Zhao Yongjin, the top official of Qinyuan County, was officially arrested; Zhang Heping, deputy director of the Shanxi Provincial Emergency Management Department, was also announced to be under investigation on the evening of June 10.

Qinyuan County previously held a meeting to announce the appointment of new leadership cadres, with Cui Zhengling and Guo Lidong appointed as Secretary of the CPC Qinyuan County Committee of Changzhi City and Acting County Mayor, respectively. (Editor: Lu Jia-rong / Zhu Jian-ling) 1150622

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