The Investigative Committee began an investigation into the beating of independent deputy Kuznetsov near Moscow

The Investigative Committee has begun an investigation into the attack on a deputy of the urban settlement of Stupino, reports . the department's department for the Moscow region

“The necessary verification measures are currently being carried out. Based on the results of the inspection, a procedural decision will be made,” the Investigative Committee reports.

On the evening of February 28, Nezavisimaya Gazeta journalist Alexei Gorbachev reported that deputy Nikolai Kuznetsov was beaten in the entrance of his house.

“Doctors recorded a concussion, a closed head injury and bruises to the soft tissues of the head. Nikolai asked not to publish his photo. He does not rule out that what is happening is revenge for the recently published newspaper “City on the Oka”, for which he provided materials from his parliamentary investigations exposing corruption in the leadership of the city of Stupino and the Stupinsky district,” the journalist wrote.

Nickolay Kuznetsov Kuznetsov has been a deputy in Stupino since 2014, wrote Meduza . Only on the website of the city administration are not indicated the time and place of the reception . In 2016, he ran for the Moscow Regional and State Duma from Yabloko. In 2013, Kuznetsov worked as a lawyer at the headquarters of Alexei Navalny, a candidate for the post of Moscow mayor.