The mother of the former deputy minister of culture of the Russian Federation, Grigory Pirumov, was killed on November 24, says the telegram channel Mash. A serious wound was found on her neck. A medical examination is conducted. Pirumov was accused of "the cause of restorers". He was suspected of embezzling budget funds allocated for the restoration of cultural heritage sites.

The former deputy minister was sentenced to one and a half years in prison and a fine of 300 thousand. rubles. But, since the former deputy minister was in the pretrial detention center, he was released from the courtroom. The prosecutor's office found the verdict too mild and appealed to the Moscow City Court with a request to change it, imposing a sentence of 5 years in prison and a fine of 1 million rubles. , as well as to deprive the former deputy minister of state awards. Later, the prosecution's motion was adjourned on December 5.