10 of 15 convicts released in Winter Cherry fire case

Of the 15 convicted in the case of the fire at the Winter Cherry shopping center in Kemerovo, 10 have already been released. On March 25, 2018, a fire broke out in the four-story Winter Cherry shopping center in Kemerovo. The fire was located on the upper floor, where several movie theaters and children’s play areas with attractions were located. 60 people died, most of them children.

Co-owner of shopping center sentenced in 2022 Vyacheslav Vishnevsky He was released on conditional release, his lawyer told RIA Novosti.

Prior to this, as of June 2023, the former head of the guard of the Kemerovo fire and rescue department was released. Sergei Genindirector and employee of the company “System Integrator” (developer of the fire safety system in “Winter Cherry”) Igor Polozinenko AND Alexander Nikitinformer CEO of Winter Cherry LLC Nadezhda Suddenok (for health reasons), firefighter Andrey Bursinformer chief fire inspector of the Kemerovo state Grigory Terentyevsecurity guard Sergei Antyushin and former employee of the Kuzbass State Construction Supervision Authority Svetlana Shengerey (on parole), former head of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Mamontov (due to expiration of the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution).

The general director and technical director of the company that owns the shopping center continue to serve sentences Yulia Bogdanova AND Georgy Sobolevformer head of the regional Gosstroynadzor Tanzilya Komkovahis son Eduardo Komkov AND Nikita Cherednichenkowho headed the company that participated in the reconstruction of the construction of the Kemerovo confectionery plant into a shopping center.

In total, four criminal cases were initiated and all 15 defendants received actual sentences: from 5 to 18 years in prison.