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Investigation against former chairman of the Kabardino-Balkar government Ivan Gerter charged with swindling finished

The Kabardino-Balkar Republic investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have finished investigating a criminal case against Ivan Gerter, the former chairman of the government of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria with a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the RF Criminal Code (swindling on an especially large scale).

According to investigators, in 2009, Gerter being Head of Administration of Prokhladnensky municipal district of Kabardino-Balkaria was illegally registered as a person in need of improved housing conditions. After that he was provided with a four-room flat in the town of Prokhladny as an employer-rented housing. Later, in May 2010, the local administration represented by First Deputy Head and Gerter, without the latter submitting an application about purchasing housing as a property, a certificate from previous place of residence on his not using the right on privatization, concluded an agreement on transferring the property to his ownership. In August 2010, he received a certificate on state registration of right to this property. In August 2010, Gerter got a certificate on state registration of the right to this property. In March 2011, he illegally sold the privatized flat to a woman from the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. As a result Gerter got illegal profit of 2.5 million rubles.

The Gerter’s illegal actions inflicted damage of 2 million 585 thousand rubles to Prokhladnensky municipal district of Kabardino-Balkaria, which is on an especially large scale.

Investigators have collected enough evidence, therefore, the criminal case has been sent for the indictment to be approved and further into court.