MOSCOW (Reuters) - A draft law sponsored by the Russian government would give President Vladimir Putin the power to sack regional governors charged with minor crimes before they even stand trial.
The proposal, still to be debated in parliament after Cabinet approved it on Thursday, is likely to fuel concern Putin has accumulated too much power. His critics say he has already silenced dissent on television, cowed businessmen into being loyal and neutered governors by making them Kremlin appointees.
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