23 Aug 2012 16:59

Chief of Interior Ministry's editorial board dismissed, deputy charged with fraud

MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - Chief of the Interior Ministry's editorial board Nikolai Samokhvalov has been sacked, and his deputy, Vladimir Mironenko, faces criminal charges, a source in the ministry's press center has told Interfax.

"Chief of the editorial board Nikolai Samokhvalov has been dismissed amid discrediting circumstances," the source said.

His deputy Mironenko has been charged with fraud, he said.