The head of the administration of the city of Pechora in Komi, Valery Serov, and his deputy Andrei Kanishchev were detained in connection with a bribery case. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee. telegram channel.
Officials are suspected of accepting bribes on a particularly large scale due to illegal actions carried out by a group of individuals through prior conspiracy (Article 6, Article 290 of the Criminal Code). The maximum penalty is up to 15 years’ imprisonment.
The investigation believes that Serov and Kanishchev received money from the businessman in exchange for “performing actions in his favor” – thanks to which he was given the opportunity to carry out work on the repair and improvement of public spaces within the framework of municipal contracts.
Serov has not yet been given preventive measures; The investigation insists on detention. Kanishchev is being detained in a criminal case for intentional infliction of grievous harm resulting in death. In August 2022, he got drunk and hit a man at a fire show, fell and did not survive his injuries.
Another deputy of Serov, Vladimir Mennikov, confirmed the arrest of its leader in a conversation with socialbites.ca and said that he is now acting as the head of the city.
“I am aware of the situation. Vladimir Evgenievich portrays Mennikov. Mennikov said that all life support services of the city were working normally.
Life with reference Shot He reported that searches were carried out in the city administration in the spring. Investigators then examined documents related to municipal contracts. As a result, it was confirmed that the mayor of Pechora had accepted bribes on a particularly large scale.
Protecting the homeland or avoiding responsibility?
Starting from October 1, Serov was supposed to go to the special operations zone in Ukraine. He announced this on September 21, and subsequently the Pechora Regional Council approved his leave while retaining his post. Communist MPs opposed this decision.
“The Communist Party of the Russian Federation sees V. Serov’s departure to the Northern Military District as an attempt to avoid criminal liability in corruption cases, the investigation of which is about to be completed.”
— State Duma deputy Oleg Mikhailov emphasized.
However, Serov insisted that this was not a spontaneous decision and explained his intention by saying that “everyone should stand up to defend their homeland, their homeland.”
Baza Telegram channel also reported that security forces detained Serov at six in the morning. Life announced that 370 thousand rubles were found in Shot’s house at the time of his arrest.
Selecting Expressions
In January of this year, Serov found himself in the middle of a scandal: a film crew from the Izvestia newspaper shot a video report about the freezing of houses, in which residents manually cleared the snow and ice from the entrances. The reporter and cameraman went to the mayor’s office to meet with officials, but Serov did not want to talk to journalists.
“I don’t plan on telling ill-mannered idiots everything,” the mayor said. He forced the film crew out of the office and called media workers “whores” and “journalist whores” as he left.
The official also said that he was not embarrassed by the state of communications in the city and that residents were responsible for the rotten pipes.
Soon the prosecutor’s office became interested in the state of the heating communications and organized an inspection. Serov did not admit the management’s fault regarding the condition of the heating equipment and did not apologize for what was said.
Kirill Kabanov, head of the HRC National Anti-Corruption Committee, said that after learning about Izvestia’s materials, he and his colleagues would prepare “an appeal for the dismissal of this expert for loss of trust.” prostitution matters.” Kabanov considers Serov not behaving in accordance with his position and discrediting the authorities with his behavior and quality of work.
Source: Gazeta
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