30 Nov 2012 10:21

Court orders Nikolayevsk-on-Amur arrest in absentia

KHABAROVSK. Nov 30 (Interfax) - A court in Khabarovsk Territory has ordered the arrest of former Nikolayevsk-on-Amur mayor Pyotr Volynsky in absentia, the top territorial investigative agency reported on Friday.

"Volynsky was accused of abuse of office and entered on the international wanted list," it said in a statement.

Volynsky was earlier relieved from his duties at court order for manipulating a tender for the construction of a heating main to a populated area and misappropriating over 3.5 million rubles.