Question

This report describes the 2012 arrest of yevgeniy urlashov, the mayor of the large russian city of yaroslavl. according to urlashov, what led to his arrest?

Answer 1

Less than a year into his rule Urlashov was arrested and charged with corruption, an occurrence that Urlashov claims was politically motivated. Urlashov was a member of a political party that opposed the ruling Russian government, which, he says, motivated the government to remove him from power.