INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
suspicion of fraud, state media reported Friday.Sergei Matasov, who leads the regional chapter of the Communists of Russia party in the
Altai legislative assembly, is accused of falsely employing two relatives between 2021 and 2025 and pocketing their salaries
The Communists of Russia party is distinct from the larger Communist Party of the Russian Federation.Authorities estimate the damages at
3.25 million rubles ($35,800)
Matasov faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale fraud.Police footage published by the state-run TASS news agency showed
plainclothes officers and masked security agents escorting Matasov from his office into a law enforcement building.Matasov founded the
Center with anti-Stalin signs.Local media reported that one activist said the group staged the protest after the Stalin Center hosted a New
