
In Irkutsk, the court today sentenced merchants to alcohol -containing liquids, including the "hawthorn" with methanol, who in December 2016 were poisoned by dozens of residents of the region. Among the hospitals in hospitals, more than 70 people died. The regional prosecutor's office of the Siberia.m. Reali correspondent reported that one of the defendants in the case received 3 years in prison in a maximum security colony, the other - 2 years in a general regime colony.
The court found them guilty of the production and sale of products that do not meet safety requirements. According to investigators, the defendants in the case from November 2016 to January 2017 produced and sold liquids, including the "hawthorn". At the same time, the department noted that it was from this product that not a single case of death was.
In the framework of the criminal case, 7 more people are held, who also made dangerous alcohol -containing liquids, doing this, according to the investigation, by prior conspiracy. 63 people died from the use of their products. Five natives of Azerbaijan and two residents of the Irkutsk region are accused of a crime.
In connection with the poisoning in Irkutsk, the surrogates were detained by more than 30 people - owners of stores, sellers, manufacturers and officials. Many of them received real terms for the transportation, storage and sale of products that do not meet safety requirements. Some received fines. In total, four such criminal cases were examined.
In December 2016, in the Irkutsk region, the number of victims of poisoning by the “hawthorn” agent reached 74 people. In total, 122 people suffered. The emergency mode was temporarily introduced in the region, and the sale of non -food alcohol -containing products, including in household stores, was prohibited. The sale of non -food products with the content of ethyl alcohol more than 28% (except perfumes and glass washing liquids) in Russia is still prohibited.