Firstly, Baranov is his long-time close friend. They have been friends and go hand in hand for many years, since the time when the “backbone” of the minister’s team began to form in the OBOP of the South-Eastern Administrative District.
Secondly, all of Kolokoltsev’s close friends are now in key positions in the ministry, and he simply cannot find someone “100% trusted” for the strategic position of head of the capital’s Main Directorate.
And events are developing extremely favorably for Baranov so far. Although the RF AP has requested a report on the hunting emergency, no instructions have yet been given. But the Investigative Committee does not initiate a case. Considering. that a whole mass of high-ranking people are involved in resolving this issue (of non-excitation), then the matter may not appear at all. In this situation, according to the source, Baranov is now coming out of depression and may appear at work as early as next week.
If the situation suddenly changes, then Kolokoltsev already has a ready report. By the way, in such cases, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has the practice of signing such reports “retroactively.” 😊
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