Ex-traffic police chief's house auctioned, Kardo director arrested in Stavropol
A frame showing the house formerly owned by Alexei Safonov.
As per tradition, the editorial staff of 26.RU shares a Sunday news digest. This week in the Stavropol region, the famous house of the former head of the traffic police was put up for sale, a boy injured by pyrotechnics was helped, and a survey on banning personal mobility devices was launched. Read on for more details.
Information about Valentin Rabotenko«s role in the street culture organization.
From playing the accordion and parkour to deputy and governor«s advisor: who is Valentin Rabotenko, accused of embezzling »Kardo« funds
The auction listing for the property linked to the former traffic police chief.
Every year, Stavropol hosts the finals of the international street culture competition and award «Kardo». Many residents and visitors of the region gather to watch the bright performances of participants with tricks and special effects. One name is constantly heard here — Valentin Rabotenko. He is the general director of «Kardo». And last week he was accused of fraud with budget funds allocated for the festival. Who is he — the organizer of a unique project who is now under arrest?
The city announced the passing of the renowned athlete and coach Vasily Skakun.
It turns out Valentin Rabotenko is not just the general director of «Kardo». He is himself part of street culture in the direction of parkour, a professional traceur. The official website of the all-Russian public organization «Streets of Russia» states that Valentin is the chairman and also the general director of the international competition-award «Kardo». Besides this, he is the director of the public organization «OFFBITS» (engaged in developing and popularizing street culture), a member of the expert council of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy, an advisor to the rector of the North Caucasus Federal University on public projects, and an expert of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the «Youth Policy» direction.
Read more about the path Rabotenko took from a street kid to an expert and general director of an international project with access to high offices here.
Child in Stavropol picked up a «toy» on the street, brought it home — and it exploded
A disturbing incident involving a child occurred in Stavropol. A boy picked up an object on the street that looked like a plastic toy grenade and brought it home. Already in the apartment, a pyrotechnic device went off.
The child was urgently examined by medics. The doctors decided to hospitalize him — the boy was taken to the ophthalmology department of the regional children«s hospital. He is now under the supervision of specialists and is receiving all necessary medical care. His condition is stable.
As reported by the mayor of Stavropol, Ivan Ulyanchenko, in his Telegram channel, the competent authorities are investigating the circumstances of the incident. Following the inspection, a legal assessment of the incident will be made.
Confiscated house of former Stavropol traffic police chief Alexei Safonov put up for auction
While the former head of the region«s traffic police himself is serving a 20-year sentence, the property of his family is being confiscated. The famous house with a golden toilet was put up for auction. Interestingly, the mansion was registered not in Safonov»s name, but in the name of his cohabitant, whom the court ordered to pay compensation.
Recall that the court decided to confiscate this house from Elena Psel, but then complications arose. The legality of the land plot acquisition was proven, so the woman must be paid compensation of 11.7 million rubles (approx. $130,000 at current rates). At that time, the court could not make a different decision, because the mansion, which is inseparably linked with the land plot, was turned into state income.
Now this house has been put up for auction. It is specified that the three-story house is located in the village of Novomarievskaya on Yuzhnaya Street. According to information from the official auction website, the total area of the mansion is 232 square meters, and it is located on a plot of about 1500 square meters. The starting price at which the property is being sold is just over 9 million rubles (approx. $100,000 at current rates).
Stavropol region launches another survey on banning electric scooters
In the region, the issue of banning personal mobility devices has been raised once again. The head of the Stavropol region believes it is necessary to establish certain rules for using such vehicles. However, before implementing regulations, the authorities decided to find out the opinion of local residents.
In winter, electric scooters are rarely seen on the roads in the Stavropol region, but even in icy conditions, some do not give up such transport, despite the increased risk to their own health and the safety of other road users. What will happen during warmer periods? The region«s governor, Vladimir Vladimirov, has again raised this issue.
Despite the fact that official rules are already being created, the opinion of local residents was still decided to be sought. This time the survey is being conducted on the «Gosuslugi» (State Services) portal, and votes are accepted until February 4.
«He trained dozens of world champions»: famous Stavropol athlete and coach Vasily Skakun passes away
The week did not pass without tragic news of the death of Honored Master of Sports and coach of the USSR, world champion and founder of the «Academy of Healthy Lifestyle» Vasily Skakun.
The administration of Stavropol expressed condolences to the family and friends of the athlete and honorary citizen of the city. Vasily Skakun passed away at the age of 82. He was born on March 18, 1944, in the village of Petrovskoye (now Svetlograd) and was the third child in a family of teachers.
Initially, there were no plans to go in for sports, but the school physical education teacher Vasily Sotnikov noticed the boy«s flexibility and suggested he train. There were no suitable conditions at the time, but the enthusiastic schoolboy practiced at every opportunity, did handstands on the street, and used low fences for some exercises, according to the press service of the Stavropol Museum-Reserve. Later, Sotnikov brought Vasily to Stavropol and showed him to coach Mikhail Strahov, which determined the boy»s future. Read more about the famous athlete here.
