Mayor of Maykop Andrey Getmanov was detained for two months. He was charged with extortion. This was reported on March 25 by the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Adygea.
“The investigator of the department for the investigation of especially important cases of the Investigative Directorate of the TFR in the Republic of Adygea has brought charges against the head of the“ City of Maykop ”MO. He is accused of extortion (part 3 of article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), ”the press service of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the region said.
The court granted the investigator’s motion to impose a preventive measure against the accused in the form of detention for two months.
According to the investigation, the accused in 2018 demanded that the entrepreneur exchange land plots. The businessman refused a deal that was unfavorable for himself, but the mayor of Maykop began to threaten with physical violence. As a result, fearing actions on the part of Getmanov, the entrepreneur fulfilled the conditions.
On March 24, it became known that a criminal case was initiated against the head of Maykop, Andrei Getmanov. On the same day, it became known about the detention of Getmanov.
Andrey Getmanov was elected the head of Maykop in February 2018. Prior to that, he served at the Baikonur cosmodrome, then served as a deputy of the State Council of Adygea.