The mayor of Tulun has been detained. This is for sure.

Mayor of Tulun in the Irkutsk region Yuri Karikh detained As part of a criminal investigation into fraud related to the relocation of citizens from dilapidated housing, the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. He and five other officials, including the former chairman of the city's municipal property management committee, have been charged.

As the department clarified, the head of the city of Tulun and his subordinates deliberately provided Fictitious information was used to provide housing to people who were not living in the Tulunsky District at the time of the flood. This housing was subsequently sold.

"The stolen funds were allocated for the implementation of a state program designed to provide housing for families affected by the 2019 floods," the statement reads. During the searches, security forces seized items and documents related to the charges.

In early October, a number of Telegram channels wrote about the arrest of Yuri Karikh for his illegal real estate transactions. But at the time, Karikh himself denied being detained and claimed he was simply being interviewed.

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