Instructions from the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee: Strict accountability will be pursued, and Shanxi will investigate the concealment of miners' deaths. Social | Instructions | Events
On June 29th, China News Weekly magazine reported on the concealment of the death of a miner at Jingcheng Mining Company in Dai County, Xinzhou. The Provincial Party Committee attached great importance to the incident, and the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Lan Fo'an, immediately issued a directive, emphasizing that the concealment of the incident by Jingcheng Mining is of serious nature and has a negative impact. With a highly responsible attitude towards the Party and the people, the investigation and disposal should be carried out quickly in accordance with the law, with strict accountability and timely and accurate responses to social concerns.
In recent days, based on the progress of investigation and disposal work, Lan Fo'an has issued instructions and instructions multiple times——
Emphasize the need to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on safe production, adhere to the supremacy of the people and life, adhere to laws and regulations, thoroughly investigate and strictly, speed up verification and evidence collection, etc., form investigation conclusions as soon as possible, and announce them to the public in a timely and accurate manner;
Emphasize the need to thoroughly investigate the issues of dereliction of duty and interest transmission by public officials behind the concealment of incidents, and to handle and hold accountable them strictly;
Emphasizing the need to draw lessons from other cases, deeply analyze the prominent problems exposed by the concealment of incidents, solidly carry out the investigation and rectification of safety production risks and hidden dangers in iron ore and pellet manufacturing enterprises in Xinzhou City, do a good job in implementing the safety supervision responsibility system, supervise and "look back", effectively prevent major production safety accidents, and effectively ensure the safety of people's lives and property.
On July 5th, entrusted by Lan Fo'an, Jin Xiangjun, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, rushed to Dai County in Xinzhou to supervise and promote the investigation and disposal work on site.
Given the long time span, wide scope, and numerous personnel involved in the Jingcheng Mining concealment incident, the Provincial Party Committee has upgraded the investigation and handling of the incident. A provincial-level investigation team has been established, with members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and the Executive Vice Governor serving as the team leader, and vice governors and the Director of the Provincial Public Security Department serving as deputy team leaders. Personnel from departments such as discipline inspection and supervision, emergency response, public security, natural resources, politics and law, and publicity have also been stationed in Xinzhou to carry out their work. The investigation team has established a work operation mechanism for provincial departments to cooperate and efficiently link provinces and cities. The work related to verification and evidence collection is being accelerated.
