Deputy head of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes Sergey Tikhonkov was detained in Moscow. He is suspected of street robbery.

As by the RBC in the law enforcement bodies of the capital, S. Tikhonkov was detained tonight after the police appealed to a resident of the city, who carried two passengers. He complained that he was beaten and his cell phone was taken away.

The kidnappers tried to escape, but one of them was quickly detained. They were found by an employee of the State Duma apparatus, with whom a stolen phone was found.

The investigation is currently underway and the issue of initiating a criminal case is being resolved. Why an official of the lower house of the Federal Assembly had to rob the driver of the car is unclear.
Tags: State Duma, Theft