It appears that the "Saar factor" had an impact on the elections to the city council of Nazarovo a month before, affecting United Russia's rating. Vladimir Saarwho is the city leader, has sparked another scandal, bringing down the party's rating in the process.
Update from law enforcement
The Prosecutor’s Office of the Boguchansky District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory audited compliance with land laws and discovered an unauthorized agreement for the sale of a 13-hectare land plot to a timber processing company, "Dragon RT", without proper procedures.
The Regional Arbitration Court declared the land sale contract invalid and ordered the company to return the land without any structures or waste on it.
Chinese company “Dragon” and Russian official
However, there are two underlying points behind the official statement from law enforcement.
The company is known for frequent safety violations. For example, the burning Dragon sawmills caused smoke issues for the village of Taezhny in December 2021.
A month later, the prosecutor’s office started administrative cases against the company, leading to a 700 thousand ruble fine and 38.7 million rubles in damages.
It's doubtful that such a deal could have gone unnoticed by the district head, and investigators may be looking into Saar’s motives for supporting the business of Zhang Xuejun, the founder of Dragon RT.
