The Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko instructed to organize “familiarization excursions” for officials to the institutions of the Federal Penitentiary Service after a series of corruption scandals. This is reported by the administration of the region in the telegram channel.
“Everyone who comes to work in committees and institutions must understand the measure of responsibility and the fact that we have not had and will not have untouchables,” Drozdenko said.
He called excursions to the colonies and pre-trial detention centers for officials “an additional measure of prevention.”
The head of the Leningrad region stressed that law enforcement agencies are now being checked in the government, as well as internal checks. “Part of the checks also concern the work of business structures in the execution of regional contracts,” he added.
The court arrested the deputy head of the government of the Leningrad region in the case of abuse
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Drozdenko noted that materials about violations in the activities of regional institutions and contractors will also be sent to law enforcement agencies.
RBC sent a request to the press bureau of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia.
In early February, in the Leningrad region, police officers revealed that two inter-district registration and examination departments of the traffic police were passing exams formally. So, for an amount from 65 thousand to 160 thousand rubles. it was possible to obtain documents on the theory and practice of driving passed. The corruption scheme worked for several years. On this fact, several criminal cases were initiated on mediation in receiving a bribe (Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code).
In addition, Sergei Shalygin, former deputy chairman of the construction committee of the Leningrad Region, was arrested in the case of giving a bribe. In the same case, a local businessman ended up in a pre-trial detention center.
