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China Investigates Mine-Safety Official for Corruption After Deadly Gas Explosion
Hu Haijun faces a corruption probe after an explosion killed 82 workers, as authorities launch a provincewide mine inspection.
- Central and provincial anti-graft authorities in China are investigating Hu Haijun, the top mine-safety regulator for Shanxi province, alongside other local officials for suspected serious corruption and disciplinary violations.
- The anti-corruption probe was initiated following a catastrophic underground gas explosion on May 22 at the Liushenyu Coal Mine, which resulted in 82 deaths, two missing persons, and 128 injuries.
- A preliminary investigation into the disaster revealed that the mining company, Shanxi Tongzhou Group, committed severe regulatory violations including maintaining inaccurate maps, falsifying worker logs, and ignoring prior safety penalties.
- The widening inquiry has also targeted multiple low-to-mid-level safety and emergency management officials in Changzhi city for allegedly failing to enforce safety standards and permitting the operator's illicit practices.
- Public anger has intensified because the disaster is China's deadliest mining accident in 15 years, drawing intense national attention to the fatal consequences of lax regulatory oversight and corporate misconduct.
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China investigates mine-safety official for corruption after deadly gas explosion
China's top mine-safety official in a major coal region is under investigation for corruption. Hu Haijun, director of the Shanxi Bureau of the National Mine Safety Administration, faces allegations of serious violations of law, the government’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced
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