Lawmakers Vote to Keep Prosecutor

Chief Prosecutor Yuri I. Skuratov, struggling to save his job, contended that he was being dumped in order to keep him from pursuing corruption allegations against Russian President Boris N. Yeltsin and his family. The upper house of parliament voted to keep him in the post for now. The 52-98 vote to dismiss him was the third time the Federation Council has voted against dismissing Skuratov. His case is also being examined by the Constitutional Court. Skuratov’s charges reached a new peak as he pointed a finger directly at Yeltsin, referring to disclosures that Swiss authorities are investigating credit card payments for Yeltsin and his daughters.