Паст инфо

The RF President Vladimir Putin dismissed the Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov. General Sergey Shoygu, aged 57, was appointed as the new head of the military department.

President Putin stated in the light of this change that the situation that exists around the MD requires necessary conditions for carrying out an objective investigation. All those questions related to the situation will have to get proper answers.

S. Shoygu was the governor of Moscow region before being appointed the Minister. Now he has to solve the issue of his temporary successor, who will be elected by the citizens of Moscow region after one year.

Let us recall that ‘Pastinfo.am had previously informed about the case of illegal actions that made a lot of noise in the RF MD, where the former minister now dismissed Anatoly Serdyukov was actively involved.

It was stated in the information that 5 criminal cases initiated on October 25 against the staff of the company ‘Oboronservice’ became known in the RF. According to the investigation thesis, the company was too independent in its activities with the property of the RF MD. The apartment of the former head of the property relations department of the Ministry Yevgeniya Vasilyeva was searched, who lived in the same building with the Minister A. Serdyukov.

It was also stated that for instance in the scope of the criminal cases initiated on October 25 it was found out that as a result of fraudulent transactions in relation with 8 objects the state suffered a loss in the amount of 3 billion RUB. It should be noted that the total amount of these objects is not indicated.