From witness to accused: wife of ex-mayor of Sochi detained in embezzlement case
Not only the former mayor of the resort town, but also his wife may be held liable.
The Kopaigorodsky couple are involved in an embezzlement case.
The arrest of Yanina Kopaigorodskaya became known on Tuesday, November 12, RIA Novosti reports, citing her lawyer.
The woman came to the investigators as a witness. But during the interrogation, she was charged under Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (misappropriation or embezzlement).
She was reclassified from a witness to a detainee. The issue of choosing a preventive measure for the wife of the former mayor of Sochi, Alexey Kopaigorodsky, is currently being decided.
The former mayor was detained in September of this year.
The former official refuses to admit guilt. He is accused of stealing two plots of land worth 3.7 million rubles.
Kopaigorodsky headed the resort city from 2019 to 2024. According to media reports, the former mayor of Sochi was detained in the SVO zone, where he went shortly after leaving his post.
