Bodyguards in price

The ex-mayor has refused to return the spent on personal protection money
Yesterday was a preliminary hearing on the regional prosecutor's office to claim the ex-mayor of Arkhangelsk Don Alexander.
From the former mayor required to return to the budget of almost four million rubles.
Recall, March 3, 2008 Oktyabrsky district court recognized the Arkhangelsk Don guilty of abuse of authority. His accused of that, as mayor, he organized a personal protection through the city budget. Now the regional prosecutor's office in the civil proceedings will require at Don return money in treasury.
The verdict against Don came into force. As reported by Senior Assistant Attorney field Svetlana Pugacheva, in the court order means that the budgets and caused damage
its amount should be charged with culpable. The plaintiff explained that the recovery of nearly four million rubles will be made in favor of the municipality "City of Arkhangelsk".
Don Alexander did not agree with the accusations and said that claims impolite. According to him, money was allocated for municipal contract for municipal protection, including the mayor's office property. According to Don, such as contracts and were under the previous Mayor of Arkhangelsk.
The defendant also insisted on the presence of representatives of the mayor's office in court as the injured party. In addition, Don Alexander said that if the court oblige him to pay the amount described in the lawsuit, he will not be able to do so because it has no such money. He had no opportunity even to pay for work of a lawyer, so he acted in his interest free.
Oktyabrsky district court ruled the definition of the transfer case to the District Court in Solombala (residential defendant). Date of the meeting has not yet been appointed.

Meanwhile
In court directed the criminal case against a City Duma deputy municipality "City Koryazhma" Sergei Dorofeeva. He is accused of concealing income and tax evasion. Dorofeev rented non-residential premises and provide mediation services when buying, selling and renting. The amount of unpaid taxes exceeded half a million rubles. The indictment Attorney Koryazhmy approved.