| They find out how Vasily Shakhnovsky became a senator Far from the capital's political battles, Evenkia came under the close attention of prosecutors. The prosecutor's office showed a keen interest in the Autonomous Okrug after on October 27, deputies of the local legislative assembly - Sulgan - elected Vasily Shakhnovsky, one of the main defendants in the Mikhail Khodorkovsky case, as their representative in the Federation Council.
Yesterday, the plenipotentiary representative of the prosecutor's office of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Lyudmila Menshikova flew to the capital of Evenkia, the village of Tura. So far she has not taken any action - obviously she was tired from the trip. But yesterday the district prosecutor's office sharply became more active. Its representatives have already talked with some deputies. It is still unknown what was discussed - all officials, including those in law enforcement agencies, avoid contact with journalists. One can only assume that they will try to explain to the Evenk deputies “the complete inappropriateness” of their initiative. After all, now the prosecutor's office is unlikely to be able to change Mr. Shakhnovsky's preventive measure - this will require permission from the Federation Council, which, as you know, has never “surrendered its own” in the entire history of its existence.
However, it will not be easy to convince Suglan. Evenkia is located in the zone of strategic interests of YUKOS. The company won a tender for the exploration and development of several sections of the largest oil and gas field in this region - Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoye. And although “big oil” is still far away, YUKOS has been investing considerable funds in the social sphere of Evenkia for several years. “Golden rain” poured down on the 17,000-strong population of the poverty-stricken district. The most modern means of communication have been installed in all villages, new boiler houses and residential buildings are being built, utility systems are being changed, and wages are being paid to reindeer herders, hunters and fishermen. Several computer classes appeared in schools. It’s no wonder that at the beginning of the week, local schoolchildren wrote a letter to Vladimir Putin asking him to protect “Uncle Khodorkovsky.” Alexander KLIMOVICH, Krasnoyarsk |
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