Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has criticized...
to invest, they would better be invested in Russia. They could be invested in the construction of hotels in Sochi ahead of the 2014 Olympics, for example," he said.Azerbaijani-born Ismailov was previously an owner of the Cherkizovsky wholesale market in Moscow, which was shut down in September after raids targeting contraband goods from China.
Asked about the possible involvement of Ismailov"s brother, a Moscow district official, in the market scandal, Putin said any suspicions must be proved in the courts, but pledged more measures to fight corruption.
The premier was earlier reported to have criticized authorities for failing to make arrests after the Cherkizovsky raid.
MOSCOW, December 3 (RIA Novosti)
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