The court placed the acting head of the Kiev Metro control post under 24-hour house arrest. This position is currently occupied by Viktor Vygovsky.
This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the National Police in the city of Kyiv.
The head of the Kyiv metro was sent under arrest: details
The head of the Kyiv metro is suspected of official negligence, which led to the flooding of tunnels on the blue line of the metro.
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Now the court has chosen a preventive measure for him in the form of 24-hour house arrest.
It should be noted that the head of the track service, tunnel structures and buildings of the Kiev Metro KP is also suspected of official negligence, which led to flooding and the closure of a number of metro stations. A preventive measure against him will be taken later.
Punishment for flooding of metro tunnels: what preceded
Recall that in December 2023, an accident occurred between the Demeevskaya and Lybidskaya metro stations — flooding of tunnels and subsidence of the soil above it.
Due to flooding, train service was temporarily limited at several stations on the blue line, and some stations were completely closed.
The acting head of the Kiev Metro municipal enterprise and the head of the track, tunnel structures and buildings service of the Kiev Metro utility company were exposed for official negligence, which led to an accident in the metro.
According to the investigation, the destruction of the elements of the Kyiv metro tunnel continued for fourteen years. But these officials hid the facts of the critical condition.
Thus, in the winter of 2023 between the stations Demeevskaya — Lybidskaya there was an emergency flooding of the tunnel and subsidence of the soil above it.
Losses due to flooding of metro tunnels
As a result of the accident, temporary ground transport routes were forced to be launched, which caused damage to the territorial community of Kyiv for more than 138.5 million UAH.
In turn, the Kiev metro suffered losses of almost 26 million UAH.
Investigators announced to metro officials a suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — official negligence, for which they face up to five years in prison.
