The indictment has been completed in the İliç mining disaster: They will be tried for the crime of killing workers.

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On February 13, in the mining area of the village of Çöpler, located in the İliç district of Erzincan, 9 workers lost their lives and 2 workers were injured due to a landslide. The investigation initiated regarding the incident has been completed.

38 DEFENDANTS NOT IN CUSTODY

In the 69-page indictment prepared by the İliç Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and accepted by the Erzincan 1st Heavy Criminal Court, detained defendants I.R.G, S.K.S, A.R.K, S.Ç., and Ö.A. along with 38 defendants not in custody are included. The indictment contains records from the site inspection and examination, analysis results of soil and water samples, statements from those harmed by the crime, victim statements, forensic reports, autopsy and examination records, DNA reports from the Diyarbakır Forensic Medicine Group Presidency, expert reports, defendant statements, investigation and analysis records prepared by law enforcement, training/assignment/health report documents, photographs, air emission measurement reports, radar images, blasting data, measurement results from the General Directorate of Meteorology, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) permit documents, measurement results, laboratory test results, operating permits and licenses, documents related to work accident notifications, and soil sample results.

12 PRIMARY, 31 SECONDARY FAULTS

The indictment describes the developments before, during, and after the incident on the day of the landslide, stating that a committee of experts, well-versed in these types of accidents, submitted their expert reports on May 23 and June 7. It is noted that 43 defendants were found to be at fault, with 12 of them having primary faults and 31 having secondary faults.

COLOR CHANGE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 11

The expert report included in the indictment concludes that environmental pollution occurred due to exceeding limit values in relevant regulations. It is stated that the investigation and analysis records prepared by law enforcement indicate that a color change began in the upper left area, considered to be the heap leach area, as of February 11, and that the color change intensified and concentrated downward on February 13.

OBLIGATIONS UNDER MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW WERE NOT FULFILLED

The indictment states that the incident is classified as a work accident under the legislation and that there were no elements of inevitability in the accident. It notes that the project management mechanism was not established correctly and effectively, that a capacity increase was made as Phase 4B, that design errors were present in the prepared projects, that project design criteria were inadequately followed during the operational phase, that warning systems were insufficient, and that there was no system to effectively manage the incident after cracks provided warnings. It is recorded that the obligations under the Mining and Environmental Law were not fulfilled, resulting in a capacity increase on a topography with much more adverse conditions after the construction of Phases 1, 2, and 3.

THEY WILL BE TRIED FOR THE CRIME OF KILLING WORKERS

The indictment requests that all defendants be sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 2 to 15 years for the crime of "causing death and injury by negligence." Additionally, it is requested that the Canadian manager of the gold mine operating at that time, I.R.G., along with C.Y.D. and K.Ö., be penalized with judicial fines or imprisonment from 2 months to 1 year for the crime of "polluting the environment by negligence" if they leave a permanent effect on soil, water, or air.

FIRST HEARING ON MARCH 17

It has been learned that the first hearing of the case will be held on March 17.