The mayor of Yoshkar-Ola ahead of schedule sent in resignation

The mayor of Yoshkar-Ola ahead of schedule sent in resignation


The deputies adopted a decision on termination of the contract with the mayor in connection with loss of trust by the public Prosecutor of the Republic of Mari El, said the representative of the Council.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, 25 Nov. The Assembly of deputies of Yoshkar-Ola on Wednesday took the decision on early termination of the contract with the city’s mayor Pavel Plotnikov in connection with a breach of trust, announced in the meeting.

Carpenter heads the city since October 31, 2014, prior to that, he was first Deputy mayor.

“The deputies adopted a decision on termination of the contract with the mayor in connection with loss of trust by the public Prosecutor of the Republic of Mari El,” — said the representative of the Assembly of deputies.

According to him, the contract will be terminated as of today.

As reports management of public relations and information of head of the Republic of Mari El, in the Prosecutor’s submission stated that the mayor of Yoshkar-Ola are not properly comply with the requirements of the law “On combating corruption” and “On municipal service” in terms of the ban on business activity.

In particular, according to the Deputy Prosecutor of the Republic Aleksandr Kondratyev, “the results of the check were produced compelling evidence of non-compliance Plotnikov restrictions and prohibitions on participation in the management of commercial entities during his tenure as municipal clerk”. Also it has a property that is purchased with funds beyond the three-year income, as the carpenter and his wife, said Kondratiev.

The head of the Republic of Mari El, Leonid Markelov, who was present at meeting of city meeting of deputies, said that “read the public Prosecutor and extremely disappointed”. “We made a mistake with the appointment of the chief Executive of the city… We has corrected its mistake and will try that the new mayor did not create evil and doing their jobs — the vital infrastructure, restore order in the city, not politicking,” said Markelov, whose words are reported.

In his opinion, “the MPs made the right and unanimous decision, because everything was happening before their eyes”.

Acting appointed Eugene Maslov, who served from July of this year the position of acting mayor of Volzhsk, the second largest city in the Republic.

Earlier it was reported about the holding in the city hall of the capital of the Republic of investigation, during which law enforcement officers seized all archives from 2009 for the sale of rights to conclude land lease contracts. Then in the city administration said that the searches “are the way of pressure on the mayor”. And the mayor of Yoshkar-Ola Paul carpenter in comments to local media reported that he did not know the reasons for which are subject to operational activities.

In April, the media actively discussed the story with the disappearance of the head of Yoshkar-Ola Paul Plotnikov. A few days later he was found alive and healthy. In the administration of the city, its disappearance is explained by the fact that the mayor and his family were preparing an assassination attempt.