Russian Investigative Committee opens second criminal case over plane crash in Egypt, searches under way at Kolavia offices
MOSCOW. Oct 31 (Interfax) - The Russian Investigative Committee opened a second criminal case over the crash of the Airbus-321 plane in Egypt for the crime defined under Article 238 Part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code for the services that do not meet security requirements, spokesman of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin told Interfax.
"In the near future the criminal cases under Article 238 and Article 263 of the Russian Criminal Code will be combined in single proceedings. The Main Investigative Directorate of the Russian Investigative Committee will conduct the investigation," Markin said.
"Currently, as part of the investigation of this criminal case the investigators of the Moscow Interregional Investigative Directorate on transport of the Russian Investigative Committee are conducting searches at the offices of the Kolavia airline, as well as Domodedovo airport where the plane is registered," Markin said.
"During the searches the documentation related to the activity of the air carrier, operation and technical maintenance of the plane will be confiscated. By means of it the investigators will establish whether or not the plane and its crew were fully and correctly prepared to provide the services of shipping passengers. Meanwhile, the investigators are planning to interrogate people involved in the work to prepare the plane and its crew," he said.
