Alexander Remiga, the First Deputy Governor of the Vladimir Region, has been taken into custody by the Basmanny Court of Moscow, accused of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale. The press service of Moscow’s courts of general jurisdiction announced the detention on June 10.

The details surrounding the criminal case remain undisclosed.

Alexander Avdeev, the Governor of the Vladimir Region, confirmed that investigative actions were being carried out against Remiga. Avdeev stated that law enforcement authorities had been scrutinizing the vice-governor’s activities.

If found guilty, the deputy governor could face a prison sentence ranging from eight to fifteen years.

This case follows a similar incident where Vladislav Loginov, the head of Krasnoyarsk, was also remanded to a pre-trial detention center by the Basmanny District Court of Moscow on charges of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale.