Karachay-Cherkessia official suspected of racketeering

Head of the Nogaysky Municipal District of Karachay-Cherkessia is suspected of racketeering businessmen, RIA Novosti reports.The functionary and his chief specialist for agriculture, environmental protection demanded a businessman to pay 1.5 million rubles for lease of 4,500 square meters of land along the Kavkaz M-29 Federal Highway and to set billboards.A criminal case has been initiated.

Head of the Nogaysky Municipal District of Karachay-Cherkessia is suspected of racketeering businessmen, RIA Novosti reports.

The functionary and his chief specialist for agriculture, environmental protection demanded a businessman to pay 1.5 million rubles for lease of 4,500 square meters of land along the Kavkaz M-29 Federal Highway and to set billboards.

A criminal case has been initiated.