Belgorod Sverdlovsky District Court arrested Alexander Sergienko, the former mayor of Stary Oskol, in a bribery case. It has been reported TASS Regarding Natalya Berestneva, the representative of the press service of the Belgorod District Court.
He noted that a restraining order, in the form of arrest, had been chosen for the former mayor until 17 May.
According to investigators, from December 2017 to December 2021 Sergienko helped several commercial organizations in issuing permits for the construction of a number of real estate objects.
Investigative Committee 20 March reportedthis brought a lawsuit against Sergienko. A source from law enforcement told RIA Novosti that the former head of the city is suspected of taking large sums of bribes.
From January 2018 to December 2021, Alexander Sergienko was at the head of the Stary Oskol administration. Then he worked as General Manager at Gazprom Gas Distribution Belgorod JSC.