Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev, who is now on vacation, was informed about the investigative actions against the ex-mayor of Kamensk-Uralsky, the administrator of the Southern Administrative District of Mikhail Astakhov, JustMedia correspondent reports.. en. However, the detained official is not yet threatened with resignation.

"We must wait for the official position," said JustMedia. ru Director of the Information Policy Department of the Governor Alexander Ivanov. - No personnel decisions will be taken ahead of time.

There will be an acting [administrator of the Southern Administrative District], nevertheless we will not forget that the court recognizes the guilty person. Let's wait for the completion of the investigative actions and the court's decision, if it comes to this ".

Recall Astakhov was detained on Saturday, May 12 on charges of taking bribes in large amounts. According to the investigation, the ex-mayor received a substantial sum from the builder for assistance in concluding two municipal contracts. Astakhov faces up to 15 years in prison. By a court decision, he was placed under house arrest.