Russian Governor Who Resigned After Mall Fire May Head Regional Parliament
Russian Governor Who Resigned After Mall Fire May Head Regional Parliament
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A week after he resigned as Kemerovo governor, citing an unbearable "moral" burden following a shopping-mall fire that killed 64 people, veteran Russian politician
The chairman of the Kemerovo regional council of deputies,
Sinitsyn said that the lawmakers in the council were "Tuleyev's team" and added, "I think it is absolutely fair that the team leader runs it."
The council's press service said that the new speaker will be elected on
Tuleyev received a parliamentary seat on
Tuleyev, who is 73 and had been governor of the coal-mining region in
He and his subordinates were criticized over what many have seen as a callous response to the tragedy (https://www.rferl.org/a/siberia-kermerovo-tuleyev-fire-governor-public-outrage/29128492.html), including their characterizations of public outrage as the work of political opportunists.
Residents, relatives of victims, and Russians nationwide blamed corruption and government negligence for the high casualty toll in blaze, whose victims included 41 children -- some of whom died after being trapped in a locked movie theater at the mall.
Investigators said initial investigations indicated that blocked fire exits, a shutdown alarm system, and "glaring violations" of safety rules exacerbated the human toll of the fire.
Seven people have been arrested in the case, including the head of the local building-inspection agency and an executive with the firm that owns the shopping mall.
With reporting by TASS and RIA Novosti
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