Anti-Putin MP tipped to be next opposition leader is accused of ELK poaching after being ‘caught with dead animal in the back of his car’ – as Communist Party accuse Kremlin of framing him
- Valery Rashkin, 66, was found with an elk’s carcass in a car near Saratov, Russia
- The anti-Putin Communist Party MP told rangers that he was going to report it
- He appeared dazed when questioned but denied allegations that he was drunk
