The Ministry of communications shall send to the GP clarification on Strashnova until 12 December – RIA Novosti

01:1128.11.2016

(updated: 01:13 28.11.2016)

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MOSCOW, November 28 — RIA Novosti/Prime. Ministry of communications have until 12 December to send to the Prosecutor General response to the presentation of the award to the General Director of “Mail of Russia” for 2014, told reporters of the Department of external communications of the Ministry Yekaterina Osadchaya.

prosecutors seeking the initiation of criminal proceedings in connection with illegal payments to the head of Russian post Dmitry Strashnov remuneration at 95.4 million rubles in 2014, said on Friday the representative of Department Alexander Kurennoy. According to the assessment of the GP, the amount of compensation was to be only 3.2 million rubles. The audit materials were sent for evaluation to the Investigation Committee in respect of two of the Directors of the departments of the Ministry, took the decision on payment of the award (on the grounds of crime under article “the negligence”) and against the head of “Mail of Russia” — under article “abuse of authority”.

“the Prosecutor General’s office sent to the Investigative Committee documents, not waiting for a response from the Ministry of communications. The response time of the Ministry of communications on the proposal of the Prosecutor General (the rationale upon inspection, for a specific period) — December 12, that is 30 days after receipt of the submission,” said Osadchaya. On Friday, she said that the Ministry received the submission of the Prosecutor General, disagrees with the arguments of the authorities and expects to prepare a response next week.

Osadchaya also noted that she does not know in which Department Directors of the Ministry of the Prosecutor General’s office proposes to initiate a criminal case in connection with a bonus award to the head of “Mail of Russia” Dmitry Strashnov. “We have no such data, they (prosecutors) didn’t name names. And in the document that we received, there were no posts, no names”. she said.

to comment further Osadchaya abstained.

As told RIA Novosti source close to the Ministry, the Prosecutor General’s office for the first time did not wait for the response of the Ministry of communications for its performance. “According to the practice of interaction of the Ministry and Prosecutor General’s office, that’s never happened before. Previously, they were always waiting for the response of the Ministry”, — said the Agency interlocutor.

the Source also noted that there is a certain order, which provides for the granting of claims by the attorney General. “If there is a claim, it is formulated, transferred to the Ministry, which has 30 days (or another set time) to answer. Further if there are grounds, then enters the Investigative Committee, which conducts the test, somehow it klassificeret — criminal or non-criminal… Everything works according to the rules. And the fact that it appeared in the press like this — it’s weird,” says a spokesman.

Strashnov said earlier that the calculation of the award was made in accordance with the government resolution and the letter of the Ministry of labor from 1994. Before appointment as the General Director of “Mail of Russia” Strashnov in 2009 was led by cell operator Tele2 Russia. Prior to Tele2, the top Manager has held senior positions in Electrolux and Philips Consumer Electronics Export.