Scandal-Plagued Ex-Governor Sues Putin for Wrongful Dismissal
A former Russian governor has sued President Vladimir Putin over what he believes is his wrongful dismissal following his series of questionable comments and incidents.
Putin relieved Mikhail Ignatyev from his 10-year governorship of the republic of Chuvashia in January due to a “loss of trust.” Ignatyev made headlines that month for calls to “wipe out” journalists who criticize the authorities and dangling a set of fire engine keys over a firefighter at a ceremony in their honor.
Russia’s Supreme Court registered Ignatyev’s lawsuit against “the President of the Russian Federation” last Wednesday and accepted it the next day. It set hearings in the case for June 30, according to its database.
The Supreme Court dismissed Ignatyev’s attempt to win social security guarantees after his firing, its press service told Interfax on Wednesday.
This appears to be the first time a governor has sued Putin, with two past precedents in Russia’s post-Soviet history involving then-President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s, according to the RBC news website.
“The president’s legal acts are challenged regularly, but removal decrees due to loss of trust haven’t been [challenged] in the past 20 years,” lawyer Ruslan Koblev told RBC. “They usually don’t bother with these claims because they understand it can get worse.”
Ignatyev had defended his actions as a “friendly joke,” saying the jumping firefighter was the governor’s longtime acquaintance. He also apologized for using the phrase “wipe out” in reference to journalists and said his words had been “distorted.”
The controversies follow a series of incidents where local officials have been criticized for insulting regular citizens, at times using terms like “excrement” and “riff-raff” to refer to them.
The Kommersant business daily reported later Wednesday that Ignatyev has been hospitalized in St. Petersburg with pneumonia in both lungs and is in critical condition. Ignatyev, 58, has been allegedly placed on a form of life support known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Kommersant cited an unnamed source as saying.
(c) The Moscow Times
“Russia’s Supreme Court registered Ignatyev’s lawsuit against “the President of the Russian Federation” last Wednesday and accepted it the next day.”
I wonder if his apartment has a balcony?
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It has a kitchen with plenty of ruSSian tea bags stored there…
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Polonium flavoured?
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Yeah, sorta. Polonium-Corona-Pepperspray-Mint. Extra tasty. 😀
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Just reading Trump’s latest rant because twitter marked up one of his comments. He social media should be regulated or closed down, claiming they stifle free speech. Not sure how closing them down will increase freedom of speech. How will Trump attack people who disagree with him if he closes down twitter? LMAO
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Well, there’s indeed too much anti-white ranting in the US media. Same with pro-ruSSian media in Ukraine. I believe outlets which are not neutral and objective should not be allowed to broadcast on a national level.
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That would mean no media in the US at all. 😂
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Sorry for not being much present. I was busy installing Windows 10 on my machine. It’s my 9th installation now, in 48 hours. Had hardware issues. 😡
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Windows 10 can be a pain in the ass, especially on older machines.
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GFY! 😀
Knut wrote me. He says he’s tired of Trump supporters and EU-bashers. He retreated to UAWire. 😂
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Both deserve to be bashed at times, especially the EU.
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That’s hilarious … one crook taking another crook to court, which is run by crooks and all of this in a mafia land, a land chock full of crooks.
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