Rauf Arashukov

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Karachay–Cherkessia

Prosecutor of Karachay–Cherkessia ‘fired over Arashukovs affair’

by OC Media

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The Prosecutor of Karachay–Cherkessia has been dismissed from his post, reportedly over his connection to the Arashukov family, three members of which were arrested in January. The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office announced on 2 April that President Vladimir Putin had dismissed Aleksandr Tereshchenko as prosecutor of Karachay–Cherkessia. Tereshchenko had held the position since his appointment as acting prosecutor in 2014. According to Russian media, his dismissal was connected to th

Corruption

Russian senator for Karachay–Cherkessia arrested over double murder

by OC Media

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Russian senator Rauf Arashukov has been arrested inside the Federation Council, the Russian parliament’s upper chamber in Moscow, over the murder of two people in his native Karachay–Cherkessia. As Arashukov was arrested on 30 January, his father, Raul Arashukov, and cousin, Ruslan Arashukov, were also detained by Russian law enforcement on corruption charges. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, Arashukov is suspected of being involved in the killings of Fral Shebzukhov, an