NCRI – The Iranian Parliament issued a report on Wednesday announcing Mehr Iran Fund, an entity linked to the Revolutionary Guards Basij, managed the mine that exploded recently in northern Iran. The stocks of this mine belong to this security entity, according to this report.
The Yurt mine manager was also the technical officer, leading to lack of attention to the “technical and safety issues,” the report acknowledges.
43 miners lost their lives as a result of the mine explosion on May 3rd.
This issue was also raised in the presidential election debates and various candidates took advantage of this matter to raise votes for their own cause.
Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf allocated a part of his campaign video to the mine explosion.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had also lashed out at Revolutionary Guards officials, accusing them of not inspecting the mine after the incident.
Lack of adequate equipment and safety instruments in the mine to detect and warn of possible incidents, and lack of adequate means to allow the exit of coal gas were all reasons behind this explosion.
In the past few years a significant number of miners in Iran have lost their lives or been injured during work.