Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Voice of America: Russian Lawmaker Resigns Over Property Scandal

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Russian Lawmaker Resigns Over Property Scandal
Feb 20th 2013, 18:06

Vladimir Pekhtin, former head of the Russian parliament's ethics committee, resigned Wednesday following allegations by opposition whistle-blower Alexei Navalny that the Kremlin-friendly deputy holds undisclosed luxury property in Florida.   The news broke amid a Kremlin anti-corruption drive aimed at countering the poor image of Russian officials. Pekhtin, a member of the ruling United Russia party, tendered his resignation after Navalny published documents on a blog that appeared to ...

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