A second criminal case was opened against the mayor of Yevpatoria

In Crimea, a second criminal case was opened against the mayor of Yevpatoria Andrei Filonov. TASS, the prosecutor spoke about this According to at a meeting in the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol.

“A criminal case is in progress against Filonov, and another criminal case has now been opened - on a different episode,” the prosecutor said.

As a result, the court sent Filonov under arrest until May 31, reports . Kommersant

On April 3, FSB officers conducted searches at Filonov’s house and in the administration of Yevpatoria in the first case - abuse of official powers causing grave consequences (clause “c” of Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code). Now the Kiev District Court is choosing a preventive measure for the mayor, the investigation is asking to arrest him.

Filonov’s cases are being investigated by investigators from the FSB Crimea department. According to . Kommersant's sources, the first case is related to land fraud The mayor himself called the criminal prosecution a “cost of production.”

Updated at 9:43 p.m. Added information about the arrest.