29 Aug 2013 13:15

Putin demands Investigative Committee check actions of officials due to floods in Far East

KHABAROVSK. Aug 29 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian Investigative Committee to verify how officials acted in the Far East during the floods.

"An opinion of some independent experts exists and citizens say that there are doubts that all officials, including those responsible for hydro power energy, acted in strict compliance with the instructions given to them and existing laws," Putin said.

"It is necessary to comprehensively verify the behavior of all officials and I am asking that I be informed of these issues separately," Putin told an Investigative Committee representative during a meeting dedicated to mitigation of flood consequences in some regions.