A tragedy occurred in Kyiv, connected with the break of the cable on the attraction across the Dnipro, which led to the death of a 20-year-old boy. This incident became the reason for searches by law enforcement agencies in KMDA (Kyiv City State Administration), control bodies and companies belonging to the owner of the attraction.
Kyiv police are conducting urgent investigative actions to identify the persons responsible for the death of a 20-year-old boy at the attraction. Currently, investigators are conducting searches in the relevant services of the KMDA, which approved the location of the attraction, state control bodies that issued permits and were supposed to exercise proper control over its activities, and directly in the companies of the owner of the attraction
As part of the initiated criminal proceedings, the law enforcement officers, as noted, "interrogated the director of the attraction and the staff and seized official documentation, which will be studied within the scope of the appointed examination of the causes and consequences of the violation of life safety and occupational health and safety requirements."
The pre-trial investigation is carried out under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Art. 272 – Violation of safety rules during the performance of work with increased danger, which caused the death of a person, and Part 3 of Art. 367 - Official negligence.
According to the sanction of the articles, the culprits face up to eight years of imprisonment with deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities for a period of up to three years.
