New charges have been brought against a...
Police Major Alexei Dymovsky from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in Krasnodar Territory posted two videos last September on his website accusing his bosses and colleagues of corruption. Dymovsky addressed his expose to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The recording was also posted on YouTube.com with English subtitles.
"A preliminary investigation is ongoing," said Vladimir Markin of the Prosecutor General"s Office investigations committee, adding that Dymovsky had been ordered not to leave his home city "as a measure of preventive restraint."
Dymovsky confirmed to RIA Novosti by telephone that a Krasnodar Territory investigator had formally charged him with fraud but declined to issue him a copy of the list of charges.
He said the charge was unclear and involved "a sum of not more than $800."
He said he would meet with the investigator again to press for clarification of the charge and formal evidence against him.