The Irkutsk Regional Court extended the detention of Listvyanka mayor Tatyana Kazakova until August 27, 2009. The delay is due to the slow transfer of the criminal case materials to court. Kazakova faces final charges under five articles of the Russian Criminal Code, and two other defendants are also involved, both under travel restrictions.
The period of detention of Listvyanka Mayor Tatyana Kazakova has been extended until August 27, 2009. This decision was made by the Irkutsk Regional Court at the request of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region. This was reported by the official representative of the Investigative Committee’s department for the Irkutsk Region, Vladimir Salovarov.This decision is related to the delay in submitting the materials of the criminal case against Tatyana Kazakova to the court. The fact is that the case materials were handed over to the accused and her lawyers for review on February 26, 2009, but the review protocol has still not been signed.
As a reminder, at the end of February 2009 Tatyana Kazakova was formally charged under five articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. These are Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Abuse of Official Powers,” Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Fraud,” Article 289 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Illegal Participation in Entrepreneurial Activity,” Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Misappropriation or Embezzlement,” and Article 141 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, “Obstruction of the Exercise of Electoral Rights or the Work of Electoral Commissions.”
In addition to the mayor of Listvyanka, the case involves the founder of LLC Kommunalshchik, Irina Mikhailova, and the head of the personnel department of LLC Vneshregiontorg, Natalya Kenez. They are currently under a travel restriction order.