Arkady Bezhnian is no longer a deputy: Duma Osinsk denied the mandate of the deputy ombudsman due to a criminal case.
Osinsk Duma prematurely revoked the powers of Deputy Speaker Arkady Bezhnian. The decision was made by a majority of votes: out of 15 deputies, 12 supported the denial of the mandate; Arkady Bezhnian himself did not participate in the vote. The basis was the court's sentence, which entered into legal force.
The criminal prosecution of the deputy speaker is related to the activities of his company Gosleskhoz LLC. The company, within the framework of the received license, developed a deposit of a mixture of sand and gravel in Tolvinsky Bay of the Watkinsk Kama reservoir. The court found that these works caused damage to nature.
Despite the established guilt, the court sentenced Arkady Bezhnian to 400 hours of forced labor, but at the same time released him from serving his sentence due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
This event demonstrates the sharp reaction of Osinsk Duma deputies to the court decisions that came into effect against colleagues holding senior positions in the city government.