INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The managing director of a gold mine where 13 workers have been trapped for a week has been arrested over safety violations, investigators
did not identify the managing director by name, though previous reporting hasidentified him as Alexei Biryukov.Video released by the
Investigative Committeeshowed the managing director with a blurred face being informed about the charges against him and escorted by masked
and unmasked law enforcement agents.He faces up to seven years in prison if found guilty.Rescuers have been unable to establish contact with
due to the risk of another collapse, TASS cited its source as saying.According to RIA Novosti, 1,000 cubic meters of rock have collapsed
largest gold mines and one of the most productive in Russia.
