The supplier of the raw materials who shipped the drink to the processing plant can be held responsible for the alcohol poisoning of minors in the Urals. In a conversation with Public News Service, Dmitry Krasnov, an Honorary Lawyer of Russia and a member of the Supreme Council of Russia, spoke about this issue.
Primarily, per article 238, a criminal case should be opened for the production, storage, transport, or sale of goods and products that fail to meet safety standards, or for the provision of services that do not comply with the law.
According to Krasnov, investigators will then conduct a thorough examination to identify the retail chains from which the children obtained alcohol. Subsequently, the authorities will issue recalls for all affected batches and determine the responsible manufacturer. There will also be an inquiry into how the facility acquires substandard raw materials.
“If there is evidence of intent, the case could be reclassified as Attempted Murder. If alcohol inadvertently entered the plant under the pretense of being a food product, the investigation will uncover the source and the motives of those who supplied it.”
In Pervouralsk, ten teenagers aged 13 to 14 fell ill after consuming alcohol; four were hospitalized and two required intensive care. A 20-year-old peer was reported to have bought seven liters of alcohol for them. Eyewitnesses who observed the teenagers near a pond mentioned that the drink appeared genuine and that the poisoning stemmed from a mixture of several types. Details are reported in the material from Newspapers.Ru.
Earlier reports indicated that a girl was detained for supplying alcohol to poisoned teenagers in the Urals.