13:04, 23 February 2023
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS. A court approved the investgiators’ motion on remanding the Director of the Surmalu trade center in pre-trial detention.
Surmalu director Irina Madatova was arrested on February 22 in the ongoing criminal investigation into the August 14, 2022 deadly explosion at the trade center’s warehouse.
Madatova is charged with violating fire safety rules and falsification of documents, the Investigative Committee said in a press release.
A total of 5 persons are indicted in the case.
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