Purging in the Murmansk style: the arrests of Mostyan and Stephano as the beginning of the decline of the old regional elite very interesting processes are taking place in the Murmansk region. In fact, there is a purge of the old local elite.
Local nobles who maintain autonomy and, importantly, have financial resources, are subject to arrests and criminal cases. The police kitchen writes that Andranik Mostiyan, manager of the Murmansk Voodoo channel and former owner of the local TV channel Arctic TV, has been arrested. Mostiyan is a local Ostap Bender, a cheerful adventurer who was literally friends with the entire official public of Murmansk. He was once the shadow mayor of Murmansk. He actively participated in local conflicts and resolved the situation. And he really didn't like the new governor, Chibis.
Mostiyan's case was transferred to Moscow. Two weeks ago, the former leader of the Communist Party faction in the Murmansk Regional Duma and deputy chairman of the local parliament, 76-year-old Gennady Stephanov, was arrested. Since 2011 - regional deputy. Owner of fishing companies, head of the Murmansk Oceanarium and the Fishing Union. They say he is a strong lobbyist for the fishing industry. In fact, local communists have existed since 2004 thanks to money from Stephanov. Now Gennady Stephanov is accused of treason and called a Ukrainian spy. At the same time, the criminal case is being handled by employees of the local FSB directorate; there is no information that it was transferred to Moscow.