Leningrad region deputies were outraged by their colleague's income declaration because of a site on Mars and stars

Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region Vladimir Petrov published a declaration of income, in which he indicated that he owns a plot on Mars and several stars. The legislator explained that he was going to give stars to other deputies for outstanding services, but his colleagues did not appreciate his idea, saying that because of such declarations, the regional Legislative Assembly would be declared a “country of fools.” reports this Kommersant .

Deputies discussed Petrov’s declaration on April 17 at a meeting of the Committee on Rules and Deputy Ethics. Legislators expressed doubt that the deputy should have indicated in the “foreign property” column the ownership of a plot on Mars and several stars. Deputies fear that because of such a declaration they will no longer be taken seriously.

In addition to this, lawyers present at the meeting noted that such land transactions are invalid because they have no legal force. Some colleagues asked Petrov to exclude information about such real estate from the declaration.

Petrov himself explained that it would be wrong not to include his space objects in the tax report,

The stars were purchased in order to give them to deputies and representatives of the executive branch for any important events that they accomplished. The stars are given the names “Episode-1”, “Episode-2” and so on.

One “Episode” has already been presented to Vice-Governor Mikhail Kucheryavoy for withstanding close public attention.

Vladimir Petrov, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region

Petrov added that in the near future he is going to donate the plot on Mars to Rosnedvizhimost so that “Russia will have its own plot on Mars.” The deputy said that the purchase of space objects in total cost him several thousand rubles.

According to the UN Outer Space Treaty , no country on Earth can claim ownership of any space bodies. However, some companies are still engaged in the “sale” of stars and areas on the planets of the solar system. Such certificates do not have legal force, but rather serve as souvenirs.

On April 14, Russian civil servants, including the president, filed their annual income tax returns. According to the law , officials are required to report their income publicly.