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10 dead miners…File submitted to DPP for further advice
The police, on Thursday, forwarded a report containing details of the May 17 collapse of the Mowasi, Potaro, mining pit that killed 10 miners, to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The police are seeking advice on how to proceed in the matter.
This is in keeping with the police endeavouring to determine whether Imran Khan, owner of the collapsed mining camp, should face criminal charges, in light of an investigation launched by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) that identified several breaches in regulations.
The move to seek advice from the DPP comes on the heels of the police wrapping up their collection of statements from the miners who escaped death on that fateful day.
Several family members of the deceased also provided statements.
Dead are Leyland Jones, 38, called ‘Foots’ of Grove, East Bank Demerara, who was the gold operations General Manager; his nephew Jason Trotman, 21; of Samatta Point, Grove Housing Scheme; Raymond August of 229 Bent Street, Dartmouth, Essequibo; Bobby Brittlebank of 98 Wislock Housing Scheme, Linden; Michael Gardner of Better Hope, ECD; Sheldon and Orlando Clario; Desmond Martins; Trevon Phillips and Nanmore Kurt.
The injured were identified as Alex Green, 28, of Lima Essequibo Coast; Regan Green, 21, of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast; Collymore Lewis, 34, of Moraikobai Mission, Mahaicony; Sheldon Adams, 32, of Beehive, East Coast Demerara; Lazarus Andrews, 49, of Nappi, Central Rupununi and Henry Xavier, 37, of Paramakatoi, North Pakaraima.
In the ensuing investigation, the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) had ruled that Khan was in breach of safety procedures governing mining beyond depths of 50 feet.
Khan however, has been adamant that his operation had not reached deeper than 40 feet, especially given the difficulties that would have been encountered digging through the clay.
In fact, Khan has disputed that his operation was ever unsafe.
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