The Kremlin has denied the information about the possible resignation of Medina – RBC

A spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, denied information about the possible resignation of the Minister of Culture Vladimir Medina, reports TASS.

«No. It is not so “- said Peskov, in response to journalists’ questions about whether information is actually on the resignation of Medina.

denied the information about the resignation of the Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, reports” Interfax “. “No. It works – and continues to work “, – said Deputy Prime Minister in response to a journalist’s question about the rumors about the possible resignation of Medina in connection with the case of corruption in the Ministry of Culture.

Earlier Monday, the Commission on Education, Culture and Science of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg took up a draft resolution on the treatment of the Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with a request to release from the post of Medina. As reported on the website of the Legislative Assembly, the commission recommended the deputies to adopt the relevant draft. “The appeal contains a request to dismiss the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medina in connection with numerous violations, which revealed in the work of the ministry,” -. Said in a statement on the website of the city parliament

The fact that the head of the Commission on Culture Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, Maksim Reznik, and five non-party deputies prepared a draft of an appeal of the city parliament to Medvedev to submit a Medina resigned,

March 21, wrote “Kommersant”. Earlier in March, the court FSB request arrest the six defendants in the case embezzlement in the Ministry of Culture. His defendant, in particular, is a deputy minister Gregory Pirumov. Also director of the property management department of the Ministry of Culture Boris Mazo were arrested, the director of FSUE “Tsentrrestavratsiya” Oleg Ivanov, director and manager of the company “Baltstroy” Dmitry Sergeev and Alexander Kochenov and adviser to the general director of the company “Linnit-Consult» Nikita Kolesnikov. The deputy head of the Ministry of Culture Pirumova suspected of embezzlement during the restoration of cultural monuments, and the detention of top managers “BaltStroya” associated with the restoration of the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow. The investigation believes that, together with Sergeev Kochenova organized the conclusion of a contract on behalf of the Ministry of Culture with the organization of JSC “Stroyfasad”, which received 50 million rubles. for the work carried out. According to investigators, the payment amount was overstated, and members of the criminal group falsified certificate of execution of works.

This is the case commented adviser to President Vladimir Tolstoy. “If I was in that moment, in this place – I would do it immediately”, – said the adviser to reporters in response to a question, whether the Minister of Culture to leave because of a corruption scandal. “If I was on the spot Culture Minister [Vladimir Medina], I would have considered myself responsible for selected team”, – said the then adviser. Later, Tolstoy said that his words were misinterpreted.