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V Kaluze kraje The scandal broke out after the publication of a video from the building of the regional Ministry of Ecology, at which the employees of the department had a party with alcohol, tobacco products and weapons. The video was published in one of the local communities on the social network VKontakte.
Local media staff recognized Ivan Glumov, Deputy Minister and Head of the Environmental Surveillance Department, as one of the participants in the assembly. The footage shows that he is holding a pistol-like object in his hands.
Vladuga Shapsha, the governor of the Kaluga region, commented on the situation. In an interview with Podyom, he explained that the video was shot at the end of last year. On January 25, he was told that all participants in the party had been fired. Shapsha also noted that the weapon in the video is not real.
“It was a plastic pistol, a toy given to him by these colleagues who filmed everything,” said the head of the region. Ecology Minister Volodymyr Zhipa said again that the ministry was conducting an inspection after the incident. He intends to take all measures to ensure that this does not happen again.