Mikhail Yurevich
Former Governor of Chelyabinsk region Mikhail Yurevich, in respect of which criminal case about receiving a bribe, is in Israel. This was reported by his press Secretary Julia Bobyleva Thursday, March 16, reports “Interfax”.
“He’s in Israel on treatment until June. About the criminal case found out from the media. For him it was unexpected,” said a spokeswoman Yurevich, adding that he is not yet ready to comment on the situation.
The fact that the Investigative Committee of Russia initiated a case against Yurevich, has been announced earlier Thursday. According to investigators, in 2012, he received a reward from Vitaly Teslenko, who was appointed to the post of Minister of health of Chelyabinsk region.
Mikhail Yurevich led the Chelyabinsk region in 2010-2014. The decree about its resignation with the formulation “at own will” the President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed in January 2014.
After the dismissal Yurevich got the mandate of the Deputy of the state Duma. In 2015 it brought a criminal case for beating of the Chelyabinsk businessman during an Amateur hockey game.
In 2016 it is planned to nominate his candidacy in the elections to the state Duma. At first he tried to run from the “United Russia”, however, withdrew from participation in the primaries allegedly due to the fact that faced with “a strong administrative resource”. After that, he planned to become a candidate from the Russian party of pensioners for justice (RPPS), however, the Bureau has excluded it from the list. The Supreme court recognized this decision lawful.