The case against the ex-governor of the Novosibirsk region was opened this week

Investigative bodies of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Novosibirsk region this week opened a criminal case of negligence against the former governor of the region Vasily Yurchenko, Interfax reports , citing a source in the law enforcement agencies of the region.

The agency's interlocutor said that the case is being processed by the department for investigating particularly important cases of crimes against state power in the economic sphere.

At the same time, he did not specify whether the case is connected with those for which Yurchenko appeared as a witness.

Previously, a source close to the situation reported that a criminal case had been initiated against Yurchenko under the article “negligence.” According to him, the case does not concern previously known criminal cases where Yurchenko was a witness.

On March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin removed Yurchenko from the post of governor of the Novosibirsk region “due to loss of trust.” Later, on March 19, the Investigative Committee conducted searches in Yurchenko’s office and place of residence as part of a criminal case of fraud in the sale of a land plot and an unfinished building in Novosibirsk - Yurchenko was a witness in this case.