The trial of former Deputy Governor Vitaly Kushnarev has begun in Rostov-on-Don. His property, worth over 276 million rubles, has been seized.
Former deputy head and minister of transport of the region accuse for accepting a bribe on an especially large scale and illegal possession of weapons.
As stated in the indictment, Kushnarev demanded from Nikolai Seleznev — the general director of the road construction company T-Trans — 95 million rubles for the unimpeded acceptance of road work the company carried out under a government contract. The value of the seized property of the former deputy governor's family appreciated more than 276,5 million rubles.
The court found that Kushnarev could threaten witnesses, so he was remanded in custody until October 3.
Vitaly Kushnarev detained at the end of October 2024. How Reported Rostov publication 161.ru suggests that the former governor may also be involved in the case Rostov region Vasily GolubevAfter his resignation in the Rostov regional government occurred A series of dismissals and arrests. During Kushnarev's tenure as minister, Rostov residents constantly complained about poor public transportation. When the new acting governor Yuri Slyusar forced Kushnarev and the then mayor Alexey Logvinenko to travel around the city on buses during rush hour, it is caused a flurry of malicious ridicule.