Ex-head of the "ER" Buryatia was accused of the death of a 17-year-old girl

Bair Zhambalov, Vice Speaker of the People’s Khural of Buryatia, is accused of the death of a 17-year-old girl who fell under the wheels of his car. During the tragedy, he headed the Buryat branch of United Russia and claimed that he had “changed” with cars with a famous businessman. The case against the entrepreneur has been terminated.

Zhambalov was detained on April 25 in the death of 17-year-old Gali Burchevskaya, which occurred on January 5, 2020, Taiga.info wrote . The Investigative Committee in Buryatia revealed the details of the criminal case against a well -known politician.

“It was possible to collect evidence of the involvement of the politician in the perfect collision. In this regard, the man was detained. The detention was carried out with the operational support of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Buryatia. He has already been charged with committing a crime under Part 4 of Art. 264 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violation by a person driving a vehicle, the rules of the road that led to the infliction of death to a person connected with the abandonment of the scene) and Art. 125 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (leaving in danger), since, according to the investigation, after hitting the girl, he did not still help the victim and disappeared from the place of traffic accident, ”the department said.

Previously, Zhambalov was only in the status of a witness, and the charges were charged to an entrepreneur from Ulan-Ude Galustu Pilosyan. He allegedly was driving Jeep Zhambalov. The investigation petitioned for his arrest, but the Baikal District Court of Buryatia did not choose a preventive measure, taking into account the presence of a permanent residence from the businessman, his cardiovascular diseases and three children on dependent.

“The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado brand, on which the girl’s hit, is actually owned by a well -known politician in the republic. In connection with this investigation, a version of his involvement in the crime was checked from the very beginning. During the painstaking work in the criminal case, witnesses were established and interrogated in detail, numerous examinations and studies were conducted, ”the Details in the UK told.

The investigation plans to apply for the arrest of Zhambalov. The criminal prosecution of the entrepreneur, “who tried to take the blame and mislead the investigation,” was discontinued, said in the UK.

“If he continues to give obviously false testimonies in the criminal case in the status of a witness, the issue of bringing him to criminal liability for a crime against justice will be resolved,” the department emphasized.

During the accident, Zhambalov headed the regional branch of United Russia. Some time after the tragedy, he nevertheless suspended the powers of the Secretary of the Regulation "EP". The post was taken by the head of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov. In addition, Zhambalov wrote a statement on the addition of powers of the vice-speaker of the People’s Khural Buryatia. But in April 2020, it became known that he changed his mind to leave the post in the parliament of the republic.