Thousands of Russians have rallied for more than 10 hours in a Siberian city, demanding the ouster of regional officials for a shopping centre fire that killed at least 64 people. Thousands of Russians have rallied for more than 10 hours in a Siberian city, demanding the ouster of regional officials for a shopping centre fire that killed at least 64 people. Mr Putin arrived early on Tuesday, laying flowers at the makeshift memorial to the victims outside the shopping centre and meeting with officials. A dozen protesters did so, and Mr Putin met with them, telling them to “not even doubt” that the culprits will be punished. Responding to their calls to oust longtime Kemerovo regional Governor Aman Tuleyev, Mr Putin said he would make a decision following a probe conducted by a team of 100 federal investigators.

Source: Irish Independent March 27, 2018 21:17 UTC