The Kurgan Regional Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia finished investigative activities into former deputy head of the Russian MIA Administration for the Kurgan region, the head and accountant of the Shadrinsky Department of the Russian MIA Administration for the Kurgan region.

Taking into account the totality of the evidence collected during the investigation, the former deputy head of the Russian MIA Administration for the Kurgan Region, based on the results of the criminal investigation, was charged with committing offenses under Part 4 of Article 160, Part 3 of Article 290, Article 174.1 (appropriation, committed by an organized group, on an especially large scale, bribery in a significant amount for illegal actions, legalization of money on a large scale).

The former head of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kurgan Region was charged by the investigating authorities with committing offenses under Part 4 of Article 160, Part 3 of Article 291, Part 1 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of Russia (appropriation, committed by an organized group, on an especially large scale, bribe-giving in a significant amount for illegal actions, abuse of authority).

The former accountant-cashier of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kurgan Region for the Kurgan Region, according to the results of the investigation, was also charged with committing an offense under Part 4 of Article 160 (appropriation, committed by an organized group on an especially large scale).

The accused, who previously held the position of chief accountant of the police department and one of her subordinates admitted their guilt in committing the incriminated acts provided for by Part 4 of Article 160, Article 174.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia, and petitioned for a pre-trial agreement on cooperation.

According to the investigation, in the period from 2012 to February 2020, one of the accused, occupying the post of the head of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and since 2017, the deputy head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kurgan region, using his official position and the authority of his high-ranking position, organized and headed a criminal group for embezzlement of funds from the salaries, bonuses and other statutory payments accrued to the employees of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The head of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, taking advantage of the patronage of the superior accused and abusing his official powers, demanded that his subordinates hand over to him a part of their bonuses. The accountant-cashier also took part in the misappropriation of cash from the personnel of the police department, not giving out the full wages to the employees. The appropriated funds were distributed among the members of the criminal group, depending on the role of each. In total, in the period from 2012 to 2020, the defendants thus appropriated at least 53.5 million rubles.

The deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department legalized the funds in the amount of 2 million rubles by opening a deposit for the indicated amount in the bank for one of his relatives.

In addition, during the investigation it was established that in December 2019 the head of the police department, being at the workplace in the building of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, organized the delivery of purchased gift sets, alcoholic beverages and food products to the office of the deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Department worth at least 118,000 rubles as a bribe for his general patronage and connivance with violations of official discipline committed in the police department.

For the purpose of interim measures, at the request of the investigator, the property of the accused was arrested.

In March 2020, during the investigation of the probe, the deputy head of the Russian MIA Administration for the Kurgan region and the head of the Shadrinsky Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia were detained in cooperation with operational officers of the Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Kurgan region and taken into custody. The accountant-cashier of the said police department, at the request of the investigation, was subjected by the court to house detention.

At present, the accused and their lawyers, in accordance with the requirements of Article 217 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Russia, have begun to familiarize themselves with the materials of the criminal case.