PERM, Apr 20 Investigators have opened a case against a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Territory for extortion on an especially large scale from an employee of the regional administration, the regional department of the RF Investigative Committee reports.
According to the agency, in 2022, out of selfish motives, under the threat of spreading negative information about an employee of the regional administration and his relatives on information resource platforms controlled by the suspect, the suspect demanded the transfer of a large sum of money.
«A criminal case has been initiated against a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Territory, suspected of committing a crime under paragraph «b» of Part 3 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of Russia (extortion in order to obtain property on an especially large scale). Searches were conducted at the offices of companies affiliated with the suspect , as well as in residential premises: documents of interest to the investigation were seized,» the statement said.
It is specified that the suspect fled the Russian Federation and was put on the international wanted list, the investigator asked the court to arrest the deputy. Officers are interviewing witnesses and collecting evidence.
A well-informed source said that we are talking about Ilya Lisnyak.
Lisnyak was born on January 20, 1991, was the founder of a number of public organizations, as well as an active blogger and columnist. From 2016 to 2021, he was a member of the City Duma, after which he was elected to the regional parliament.