Markin found the source of the rumors about the resignation Bastrykin – Lenta.ru

Official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) Vladimir Markin in an interview with TASS denied the information that the Chairman of Department Alexander Bastrykin has resigned.

“the media, who hurried to release the duck in free flight in pursuit of ratings, like our most famous national Agency OBS (one grandmother said),” — said Markin, currently awaiting signing of official report about his dismissal from the TFR.

that Bastrykin asked the President of Russia Vladimir Putin about the release from office, September 26 reported resource Legal.Report, the disposal of which was supposedly a copy of the resignation. The press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov declared to “lente.” that he did not know about this.

In mid-September, close to the security forces, the source said Tape.” about the forthcoming departure of RCDS Bastrykin, without specifying the time of resignation. He called this logical step following the arrest of several senior employees of the Committee, including the Deputy head of the Moscow investigation Department on Denis nikandrova.

the press service of the TFR then not confirmed this information, and the Russian government refrained from commenting on this topic.

Bastrykin was appointed head of the TFR since the conversion office of the Investigative Committee at the Prosecutor’s office in January 2011. For four years he held the post of first Deputy General Prosecutor of Russia and at the same time was the Chairman of the UPC. Worked in structures of the Ministry of interior, Ministry of justice and was engaged in teaching work.