Russian Media Report Governor's Arrest

Russian news reports say police have arrested theprosecutors had dropped a criminal case against him
governor of a mineral-rich region on suspicion offor lack of evidence.
embezzlement.The RIA-Novosti news service says the probe
The reports say Alexi Barinov, governor of thecenters on allegations that Barinov used his post at
Nenets autonomous region in Russia's Arctic, is inLukoil to purchase several apartments illegally through
police custody and has begun a hunger strike.the company.
Prosecutors reportedly opened a case againstA Barinov spokesman has denied the charges.
Barinov last week. The suspect was previously theSome information for this report was provided by
chief executive officer for a unit of the oil companyReuters.
Lukoil. Barinov said last week that while at Lukoil