User:EliRocha/Nikolai Fomin

The trial was held in Chernobyl, only a few miles away from the site of the accident. The first day of the trial was on July 8th, 1987. Six former officials were charged with violating the rules of technical security in the world' s worst nuclear accident. Viktor P. Bryukhanov, plant director, Anatoly S. Dyatlov, and Nikolai M. Fomin, were sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp. The defendants admitted responsibilty for the nuclear plant accident, but denied any criminal liability. Bryukhanov was also charged and found guilty of abuse of power. He was sentenced to a concurrent five-year sentence.