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President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on dismissal of Yevgeny Murov from the post of Director of the Federal Security Service. As reported on Thursday, May 26, the Kremlin press service, Moores filed voluntarily. New Director of FSO became deputy Dmitry Murowa Kochnev, who previously headed the Presidential Security Service. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told RBC that the choice Kochneva due to its professionalism.

As told RBC federal official, Moores has exceeded the retirement age, so his tenure as head of the Federal Security Service "caused misunderstanding among some people." Interlocutor RBC explained the "case the Ministry of Culture," including pressure on Murowa.

With Murov was connected head of the holding "Forum" Dmitry Mihalchenko, who was detained in Moscow at the end of March 2016. 30 March businessman indicted on charges of smuggling alcohol. Mihalchenko guilty of smuggling is not recognized. On the same day the Basmanny court placed him under arrest.

Two weeks before that in Moscow arrested Dmitry Sergeev - the director of "Baltstroy", a member of the "Forum". He held on charges of embezzlement in the restoration of historical sites under state contracts the Ministry of Culture. The prosecution in the case brought against the deputy head of the Ministry of Culture Gregory Pirumova. According to the "cause of the Ministry of Culture" was questioned and Mihalchenko.

age limit

Evgeny Murov 70 years old, he was born on November 18, 1945. According to the law on the Federal Security Service, with the staff of agencies can be contracted to "military service for a period up to the age of 65 with them." The law "On Military Duty and Military Service" makes clear that the Army General may enter into such a contract before reaching 70 years of age.

The question of the resignation of Murowa hesitated in 2014, told RBC FSO two senior officers. "For us already it is no secret that the boss is going on a holiday, he now decides either completely retire or leave the Federation Council", - told RBC source in the central office of the Federal Security Service.

Moores, a graduate of the Red Banner Institute of the KGB of the USSR, since 1971 worked in the state security bodies, since 1974 - in the first headquarters of the KGB (foreign intelligence). Over three years, he was on a business trip to South East Asia. Since 1992, Moores was the chief of a number of regional offices of the St. Petersburg FSB, since 1997 held the post of deputy head of the FSB in St. Petersburg and Leningrad region. At this time, he met with President Vladimir Putin, who was in charge of the post of deputy chairman of the Government in the city hall of St. Petersburg siloviki, and Viktor Zolotov, later headed the presidential guard, and from April 2016 - National Guard.

May 18, 2000 Putin shortly before the elected president of Russia, appointed director of the Federal Security Service Murowa. In 2009, President Dmitry Medvedev extended the authority of the Director of FSO for three years.

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About Kochneva appointment to the post of the president of "Izvestiya" of the Security Service reported at the end of 2015. However, the declaration of income on the FSO website there is information about earnings Kochneva for 2014. In the document it is listed as the deputy head of the FSO.

Wife Kochneva on results of 2015 has earned more than all the rest of the staff FSO and their families. As follows from the declaration published on the site office, its revenue amounted to RUR 58.1 million. In 2014 it declared the RUB 24.2 million. She owns a plot of land (2339 sq. M), a house (328.5 sq. M), guest house (104.9 sq. M), four apartments with a total area of ​​351.7 square meters. m, two parking spaces, garage, garden furniture and a carport. Her husband earned 3.7 million rubles., He has only one apartment of 101.7 square meters of property. m. In the public domain no information about the biography of Dmitry Kochneva and the name of his wife.

In 2015, there have been changes in the leadership of FSO. Service left the first deputy director and deputy director of the Alexander Belyakov Alexander Lashchuk. In place of one of them was appointed Viktor coat.

More details on the RBC:
http://www.rbc.ru/politics/26/05/2016/5746cf439a7947edbf1e3fa4