Information about the American citizenship of the children of a judge of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan has caused a stir.
The media contacted Rizvan Yusupov for comment on this matter.
The judge explained why his children are citizens of the United States, the Regnum news agency reports.
Yusupov said that he did not hide information about the presence of a second citizenship by family members. His children received American passports after being born in New York.
He confirmed that a criminal case had been opened against his relatives. The publication reports that this is due to the concealment of information about the presence of a US passport.
After this information appeared, it became known that Yusupov could lose his position as head of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan.
Yusupov was born in the Tatar ASSR in 1966. The judge has held his post in the Supreme Court since 2010.
