▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ". ▁This ▁ens ured ▁that ▁" cor ruption ▁charges ▁against ▁the ▁out going ▁President ▁and ▁his ▁relatives " ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁purs ued . ▁This ▁was ▁most ▁not ably ▁target ed ▁at ▁the ▁M abet ex ▁b ri ber y ▁case ▁in ▁which ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁family ▁members ▁were ▁involved . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁a ▁criminal ▁investigation ▁( number ▁ 1 8 / 2 3 8 2 7 8 - 9 5 ) ▁was ▁dropped ▁in ▁which ▁Put in ▁himself ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁suspect s ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁city ▁government . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁yet ▁another ▁case ▁against ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁general ▁was ▁dropped ▁" for ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence ", ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁documents ▁passed ▁by ▁Swiss ▁pro sec ution . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Put in ▁signed ▁a ▁similar ▁federal ▁law ▁which ▁replaced ▁the ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁A ▁case ▁regarding ▁Put in ' s ▁alleg ed ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁metal ▁exports ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁was ▁brought ▁back ▁by ▁Marina ▁Sal ye , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁sil enced ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁ ▁While ▁his ▁oppon ents ▁had ▁been ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁an ▁election ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁res ignation ▁resulted ▁in ▁the