The arrest of the governor of the Kirov appealed – BBC News

The custody Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh, who is accused of taking bribes in a large scale, his lawyer appealed. He said that it filed an appeal against the decision of the court for the arrest of his client. “Please choose against Nikita Belykh milder measure of restraint not connected with detention”, – the lawyer Sergei Teterin said. The complaint will consider the Moscow City Court, “Interfax”.

The governor of the Kirov region Belykh detained at a Moscow restaurant in the act when receiving a bribe, the official representative of the Russian Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin.

White, according to investigators, personally and through an intermediary, I received bribes on a large scale for a total amount of 400 thousand euros (corresponding to 24.1 million rubles). They were given for actions in favor of the briber and its

controlled JSC “Novovyatskiy ski factory” and LLC “Forest management company.” It is also expected the general patronage and connivance in the service in the implementation of the Government of the Kirov region monitor the implementation of the enterprise investment projects and the conduct of business.

White accused of taking bribes in a large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code) , said Markin. Moscow’s Basmanny court sanctioned the arrest of the investigation the request of the White until 24 August. The prisoner does not recognize his guilt.