TULA, August 2 In July, Acting Governor of the Tula Region Dmitry Milyaev included Dmitry Savelyev, who was detained on suspicion of organizing the murder, in the list of candidates for the Federation Council in the event of his appointment as the head of the region in the elections in September 2024, the press service of the election commission told journalists.
«On July 26… Milyaev presented three candidates for the powers of a senator of the Russian Federation, one of whom, if he is elected governor, will be granted the powers of a senator of the Russian Federation — a representative from the Tula Region: Dmitry Vladimirovich Savelyev… Nikolai Yuryevich Vorobyov… Konstantin Ivanovich Danilov,» the report said.
Earlier, Senator Savelyev was detained, the Federation Council agreed to lift his immunity. The Prosecutor General's Office stated that Senator Savelyev is suspected of organizing the murder.