Ex-State Duma deputy and ex-Deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Ruslan Balbek was detained in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea.
"Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea detained former State Duma deputy and ex-Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimea Ruslan Balbek, who was previously put on the federal wanted list. The detention took place during a complex of operational search activities on the territory of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic," the report says.
Balbek was arrested in cases of unlawful access to information and defamation, the police said.
"Currently, SU's account The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Crimea is conducting a criminal case against a 48-year-old defendant under articles Part 3 of Article 272 and part 5 of Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention," the report says.
According to data from open sources, Balbek was a deputy of the State Duma of the VII convocation, deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Nationalities from October 2016 to October 2021. The message about his search appeared in mid-August.
The police continue to carry out the necessary operational and investigative actions. Based on their results, a procedural decision will be made. The preliminary investigation of the case continues.
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