Overview
- The Moscow City Court rejected an appeal from former Tambov governor Maxim Egorov, leaving him in pretrial detention after a mid-October Basmanny Court order extended his arrest to December 23.
- Investigators accuse Egorov of taking a bribe in an especially large amount, while Alexandra Solomatina and Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Tambov head Sergei Aganov face charges of brokering a large bribe; all three were arrested on July 25.
- In Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor asked for 14 years in a strict-regime colony and a 475,050,000-ruble fine for former deputy governor and transport minister Vitaly Kushnarev on bribery and illegal weapons charges.
- According to investigators, Kushnarev demanded 95 million rubles from the director of T-Trans for favorable handling of road contract work and was detained on November 24 during a 27-million-ruble cash handover after the businessman contacted the regional FSB.
- The next hearing in Kushnarev’s case is set for November 12 for defense arguments, he has admitted unlawful possession of a pistol according to court statements, and the verdict has not yet been issued.