Overview
- Evgeny Barishevsky said he is stepping down by his own decision, announcing the resignation in a post on his Telegram channel.
- On January 20, the Tverskoy Court of Moscow rejected investigators’ request to remand him to custody and ordered house arrest.
- Investigators allege he received 365,000 rubles via intermediaries on January 16 in exchange for enabling acceptance and payment for contract work and for providing protection to the contractor.
- The Investigative Committee reports searches, seizures and interrogations have been conducted, with evidence collection continuing in the pretrial phase.
- Charges also name the mayor’s acquaintances and a local entrepreneur under articles on receiving, mediating and giving bribes, and Barishevsky faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted.