Manisa Bar Association

The first hearing into the Soma mine disaster, in which 301 workers were killed, is set to be held on April 13 after a Manisa court accepted the indictment of charges against 45 suspects.

The case will be heard by the Akhisar Court of Serious Crimes. There will be no time limit for the hearing.

A Manisa court has rejected an indictment prepared as a part of an investigation into the death of 301 miners who were killed in Turkey’s deadliest industrial accident in May, finding it “insufficient.”

An initial expert report on the Soma mine disaster questions the rescue operation carried out after hundreds of workers remained trapped in the galleries after the fire started to spread inside the mine An initial expert report on the Soma mine disaster obtained by daily Hürriyet has questioned the rescue operation carried out after hundreds of workers remained trapped in the galleries