This is stated in the message of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the party.
“The United Russia Party will suspend the membership of the deputy of the Assembly of Deputies of the Locomotive City District, Azat Zaripov, for the duration of the investigative actions until the court ruling,” the political force said in a statement.
Earlier, law enforcement authorities detained a member of the Assembly of Deputies of the Locomotive City District in the Chelyabinsk Region on suspicion of killing his wife. According to investigators, a man shot her with a gun on the night of August 20-21. A criminal case was initiated in connection with the incident under Part 1 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“Murder”).