Prosecution of bar owner for violating labor safety regulations causing death

On September 5, the Investigation Police Agency of Quang Ninh Province Police announced that it had prosecuted the owner of Bistro Fou bar (Bai Chay ward, Quang Ninh province) for his involvement in an electric shock accident that killed two people and injured three others.

Based on the investigation results, on August 27, the Investigation Police Agency (Quang Ninh Provincial Police)criminal prosecution, prosecuted Nguyen Tuan Dat, former owner of the Bistro Fou bar business establishment (Bai Chay ward, Quang Ninh province) to investigate the crime of "Violating regulations on labor safety" under Clause 2, Article 295, Penal Code.

The investigation determined that defendant Nguyen Tuan Dat violated the installation and use of the electrical system at the facility; at the same time, he lacked responsibility in operating, arranging and using labor, leading to particularly serious consequences.

Previously, at around 0:50 a.m. on June 25, at the Bistro Fou bar business establishment (beach area in zone 5A, Bai Chay ward, Quang Ninh province), while a group of employees were moving and lifting the bridge from its position on the water tank in front of the performance stage, 5 employees were suddenly electrocuted and fell into the tank.

The incident left 2 people dead (TQT and T.D.H) and 3 others injured (NTĐ, NCN and D.KC).

Immediately after the incident, authorities were present, blocked off the scene and investigated the cause.

Quang Ninh Provincial Police said that the prosecution of the case and the defendants demonstrates the strictness of the law, and is also a warning to service businesses to strictly comply with regulations on labor safety and protect the lives and health of workers. The case is being further investigated by the authorities./.