Boris Germanovich Petrov made the last word in court: "I did not pursue the mercenary aims! "

The ex-head of the Volga managements Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision made in court the last word. Boris Germanovich Petrov declared that the task of Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision consisted in control accident rates of the enterprises. Involvement of third-party firms for check, according to him, was the only way to reveal violation. "Tens emergencies were prevented. I did not pursue the mercenary aims, wanted to raise level of safety" — Boris Germanovich Petrov spoke. Earlier state charge requested to the ex-official of 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a colony settlement. Him accused of abuse of powers of office and preventing...