Overview
- The official was identified by local authorities as Bammat Absalamov, chairman of the Kumtorkalinsky District assembly, who submitted his resignation.
- Deputies will decide on Absalamov’s request to step down at a district assembly session, according to the local administration.
- A video circulating on social media showed several men damaging a shop in Kumtorkalinsky District and disrupting public order.
- Regional head Sergey Melikov condemned the conduct, stressed parental responsibility for officials, and said there is no place in government for those linked to such behavior.
- Police detained the participants, a criminal case was opened over property damage, and Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin requested a report on the established facts; Melikov also cited an assault on a woman during the incident.