Igor Pushkarev
The mayor of Vladivostok Igor Pushkarev, who was accused of abuse of power, and commercial bribery and is in the investigative isolator “Matrosskaya Tishina”, promised to monitor the situation in Primorye. About this he wrote on his page in “Vkontakte”.
“If possible, I will leave a message here. Have the ability to monitor the situation in Vladivostok and Primorsky Krai, and as head of the Vladivostok, will be here to Express their point of view on the processes taking place”, — stated in the message.
Also Pushkarev published in the social network another post dedicated to his time in a Moscow prison. In particular, he advised his followers to read the book of Ivan Mironov “Bricked”.
In mid-December last year Pushkarev at the meeting of the Moscow city court said that prisoners “sailor’s silence” I read a lot and are active in sports, and enthusiastically preparing for the upcoming new year holiday. “Electronic maker allows you to create miracles — we prepare a variety of dishes and thinking about the Christmas menu,” he said.
Pushkarev was arrested in June 2016 in Vladivostok, after which it was transferred to Moscow. The next day he was arrested by placing in “Matrosskaya Tishina”. To bail or home arrest of the official was denied, as, in the opinion of the investigators, he can leave Russia.
According to the FSB, the income from criminal activity the mayor has exceeded 160 million rubles. He Pushkarev did not plead guilty.