News / Russia's Bronka deepsea port chief accused of corruption by government

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The Russian government appears set to take control of one of St Petersburg’s privately owned container terminals following a long-running turf war.

Tomorrow, a Moscow district court will examine a confiscation claim filed in April by the Prosecutor-General’s office against St Petersburg’s outer harbour of Bronka.

Allegedly, Dmitry Mikhalchenko, once St Petersburg’s most influential businessman, used corrupt methods to win government contracts, worth Rb33bn ($446m), to carry out numerous business projects, including construction of the Bronka marine terminal from 2011 to 2015.

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