Russian court remands five people in custody after deadly mining accident

The sign reading "Listvyazhnaya coal mine and processing plant" is seen on a roadside near the mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A court in Siberia on Saturday remanded five people in custody for two months to face charges related to a mining accident that killed more than 50 people this week.

Three managers of the Listvyazhnaya mine, including its director, were ordered to remain in custody until late January for flouting industrial safety standards, a spokesperson for the regional prosecutor's office said.