Former minister Misezhnikov: I’ll fight to prove innocence

Former tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov says he will fight to prove his innocence after the Justice Ministry announced yesterday that he and over a dozen other political officials will be indicted for various charges, including bribery and fraud.

Former Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov in court on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 (photo credit: FLASH90)
Former tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov in court on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 (photo credit: FLASH90)

“As of now I am beginning to fight to prove my innocence,” he writes on Facebook.

He claims the indictment against him consists of recycled charges that are part of a “desperate” attempt to sully his image.

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