Russian Lawmaker Denies Owning Luxury Property

A senior Russian lawmaker on Monday vehemently denied media reports that she had failed to declare ownership of a luxury apartment in central Moscow. Irina Yarovaya, the head of the State Duma Security and Anticorruption Committee, who is also a member of the ruling United Russia party, dismissed the allegations that she owns a $2-million apartment she failed to put on her official property declaration as an attempt by her “ill wishers” to ruin her reputation. “Their efforts have been in vain,” she said. Her press secretary Oleg Zhdanov earlier told RIA Novosti the apartment in question belonged to Yarovaya’s underage daughter and was not subject to declaration.

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