2 Apr 2013 11:02

Search under way at Veliky Novgorod regional administration building

VELIKY NOVGOROD. April 2 (Interfax) - A large-scale search is being conducted at the building of the Veliky Novgorod regional administration as part of an inquiry into claims of misappropriation during road construction and maintenance.

Several dozen locations are being searched, including the apartments of high-ranking city officials, a source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax.

The regional Prosecutor's Office and Interior Ministry department will offer their official comments in the near future.