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Putin pardons mine disaster director Funk

The ex-mine director of the Yuzhkuzbassugol-operated Ulyanovskaya mine in Siberia, where at least 110 people died in a methane explosion a decade ago, has been pardoned by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin after two years in prison.

President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Andrey Funk

President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Andrey Funk

Russia’s official website of legal information said Putin had signed a decree releasing Andrey Funk from prison, with the order to take effect 10 days after its official publication. Funk was sentenced...

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