Russian Police Chief’s Top Aide Arrested on Corruption Charges

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
head of St
Petersburg branch between 2012 and 2019, when President Vladimir Putin appointed him as an assistant to Interior Minister Vladimir
case into the men on allegations of grave abuse of office in July 2020, the Kommersant business daily reported.If found guilty of the
charges, the men face a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.Abakumov previously faced imprisonment in 2021 for allegedly forging his sick
leave, but judges dismissed his case after the statute of limitations expired, Kommersant reported.Officials accused two other Interior
citing insufficient evidence, the newspaper said.