The deputy governor of St. Petersburg was the former head of the protection of Putin

In St. Petersburg, Valery Pikalev became deputy governor of the city of Alexander Beglov. Deputies of the Legislative Assembly during the next meeting approved Pikalev to the post of vice-governor. Pikileov will lead the administration of the head of St. Petersburg and be responsible in the city government for safety.

During the meeting, some deputies tried to object to the appointment of Pikalev to the post of deputy administration of the governor. Deputy Maxim Reznik said that the administration has been busted by former law enforcement officers.

Before the meeting of ZakS, the journalists of Fontanka, the Echo of Moscow in St. Petersburg and Zaks.ru and the deputies of the Just Russia faction were not allowed to meet deputies with candidates for the position of vice-governors, including Pikalev. About this writes the publication "Zaks.ru".

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Earlier, Valery Pikalev headed the Office "to" Security Services of the President of Russia. The structure included in the Federal Security Service is engaged, in particular, by the protection of the residence of Vladimir Putin in Valdai.

After working in the President’s Security Service, Pikalev transferred to the executive authorities. He worked as the vice-governor of the Leningrad region and the deputy head of government in the Novgorod region.