Vladivostok Mayor Igor Pushkarev
Russia’s Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev. He is suspected of abuse of power, which resulted in grave consequences, and commercial bribery.
This is stated in a message on the website of the Investigative Committee.
«Office for investigation of particularly important cases of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation initiated a criminal case against the head of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev and other persons on the grounds of crime under part 3 Article 285 of the criminal Code (abuse of power, resulting in grave consequences) and Part 3 st.204 criminal Code (commercial bribery) “- said the agency
the head of the coastal branch of the party” Yabloko “Nikolai Markovtsev, former vice mayor of Vladivostok, told RBC that according to his information, Pushkarev was arrested Wednesday morning and since. he has not been seen. “He was taken to conduct a search of his home country – he said. – The investigation deals with the FSB, so the details of what’s going on, nobody knows. Comes a lot of conflicting information »
Markovtsev also said that searches in the city administration started the morning:. FSB officers in masks and carrying automatic weapons entered the building. “They seized documents, deputy mayors phones Loboda and Litvinov, they questioned themselves. Litvinova released, and whether the detained Loboda and Pushkareva, it is unclear as no one says nothing, and law enforcement agencies give contradictory information. On the porch of City Hall during the operation were alarmed by the deputy mayor, for it was evident that they had been caught unawares. Press service canceled all events with the mayor, “- said Markovtsev
According to RBC’s source in law enforcement, the mayor of Vladivostok is busy with his own FSB security management.. The interviewee said that in the near future investigation plans to apply for the arrest of that Lefortovo court of Moscow will consider.
As earlier told RBC source in the administration of the city, close to the leadership, claims law enforcement related to the mayor’s office tenders for road street construction, which won only one company. Source Tass said also that the searches were held at a number of companies associated with the mayor of the family, including the main office of “Vostokcement” and JSC “Vladivostok butoschebenochny Plant».
Reports of raids in the town hall and the house of the mayor Vladivostok arrived on Wednesday morning. FSB officers came to the searches in the town hall and the house Pushkarev.
At the time of this writing (12:20 MSK) on the location of the Pushkareva reports were contradictory. Source of “Interfax” said that “Pushkarev was arrested on Wednesday night and immediately brought to Moscow by plane. According to some reports, he was taken into custody. ” At the same time, RBC’s source in the mayor’s office said that Pushkareva was taken in for questioning, but was transferred to Moscow not. “They came in the morning, began to scour all, look. Especially found nothing. But this is not the first test. Such inspections have continued for over a year. But now came the man from Moscow, General. But also we found nothing. Now the mayor was taken to the FSB for questioning. But in Vladivostok. In Moscow, he convoyed not “, – told RBC companion
Vladivostok edition of” Date “, citing a source in the mayor’s office reported that at 16:00 (09:00 MSK), the mayor appeared in his office in the administration. Vladivostok.
Official confirmation of the information about the arrest and his placement Pushkareva have been reported. A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, declined to comment on events in Vladivostok and offered to ask for comments to the law enforcement agencies.
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