Former mayor of Belgorod Anton Ivanov detained on suspicion of taking bribes. This is reported by TASS with reference to law enforcement agencies. As Bel.ru writes, the arrest was carried out by employees of the regional department of the FSB.
“Ivanov was detained on suspicion of taking bribes on an especially large scale. In the near future, the issue of choosing a measure of restraint in the form of detention will be decided, ”a TASS source said.
RBC sent a request to the FSB in the Belgorod region.
Ivanov served as mayor of the city from December 21, 2021 to November 7 last year. Previously, he was the CEO of the Belgorod Mortgage Corporation and the Regional Individual Housing Construction Support Fund (IZHS). The post of mayor of Belgorod left at his own request.
In December, after his resignation, Ivanov’s work was criticized by the governor of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, who did not like the progress of work on the repair of educational institutions in the city.
“It turned out that the administration was not preparing to launch kindergartens this year. From your point of view, is this stupidity or sabotage? Gladkov was indignant.