Overview
- The Leningrad District Court in Kaliningrad granted investigators' request to impose house arrest on Anatoly Kalina for two months.
- Kalina is charged under Part 3 of Article 260 of the Russian Criminal Code for illegal felling committed by a group using an official position in an especially large amount.
- According to investigators, more than 150 cubic meters of live trees were cut on roughly one hectare to prepare a site for private, commercial tourist lodging tied to an acquaintance.
- The alleged damage to the federally protected Curonian Spit national park is assessed at over 12.7 million rubles, and the area is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
- Authorities say specialized machinery was brought in to remove stumps and level the plot to conceal traces; Kalina was detained and questioned, and investigative actions continue involving other suspected participants.