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The Sakhalin Region authorities of the Investigative Committee have initiated criminal proceedings against deputy of the Yozhno-Sakhalinsk City Duma Vladlen Malkov. He is suspected of a crime under Part 5 of Article 291 of the RF Penal Code (bribery).

According to investigators, early in 2014, the suspect wanted to run for a deputy of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Duma of the fifth convocation. He gave a bribe of 10 million rubles to some officials of Sakhalin Region for assistance in preparing and running his election campaign.

Malkov was detained by officials of the Sakhalin Region Department of the Federal Security Service and Department of the Russian Ministry of the Interior on 2 March 2016 and was transported to the Sakhalin Region Directorate of the Investigative Committee for interrogation.

On 24 February 2016, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal investigation against deputy of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Duma Yuri Azizov over a similar crime. The deputy was remanded in custody pending the trial.

Now, the investigative activities are underway to collect and process the evidence. The investigation is ongoing.

Fighting against corruption is a priority for the authorities of the Investigative Committee, independent of a perpetrator or the sum of a bribe.