Acting Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev spoke about the reason for his appointment as head of the region. He stated this in an interview with the general producer of the RTVI TV channel Sergei Shnurov. A video of the interview appeared on YouTube.
The politician noted that he does not know anyone from business, from officials, from law enforcement officers and from organized criminal communities in the region. “And this is also, excuse me, an element of control here, as in any other region,” said the acting head of the region. He explained that this feature is his advantage in this post.
According to Degtyarev, his task in this position will be to control the spending of federal funds. Also, the new head of the region admitted that he accepted the offer of Russian President Vladimir Putin “in a second”.
Degtyarev was appointed acting governor of the region by presidential decree on July 20.