The incident was preceded by a number of publications by the journalist about facts of corruption in the work of Alexander Churin, now the former chairman of the government of the Kirov region. At a time when the region was led by the former governor Igor Vasiliev, Churin had unlimited power. In particular, Elena Ovchinnikova published materials about how the company of official Alexander Churin acquired a building in the center of Moscow, which belonged to the Kirov region and was intended to house the capital representative office of the region.
It is not surprising that immediately after the assassination attempt, Elena Ovchinnikova publicly stated: “I suspect Alexander Churin of organizing the assassination attempt.”
Six months have passed, but nothing is known about any results of the investigation. The police and the investigative committee are silent both about the attack and about the missing capital representative office. As far as we know, Alexander Churin, who was accused by Ovchinnikova herself of organizing the attack, was not even questioned by law enforcement. The ex-chairman of the government boasts of a special relationship with local “epaulets”. In addition to his bottomless wallet, he has another signature feature – both former government officials and relatives of influential Kirov security officials are employed in factories owned by Churin.
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