The North Caucasian Federal District Main Investigations Directorate of the Russia’s Investigative Committee continues investigating a criminal case in stealing budget funds allocated on implementation of federal programs in the Republic of Dagestan.

As the result of the joint operations with the local office of the Federal Security Service the specialists have held head of municipality Kumtorkalinsky district of the Republic of Dagestan – chairman of the district deputies’ assembly Ruslan Toturbiyev. He is suspected of a crime under part 4 of article 159 of the RF Criminal Code (swindling by an organized group on an especially large scale).

According to investigators, Toturbiyev has set up an organized group composed of his subordinates in the district administration to steal budget funds allocated to implement federal programs “Relocation of people from dangerous structures in the municipality of Kumtorkalinsky district” in 2011 and 2012. Despite the fact that there are citizens living in dangerous structures in the district, nobody of them has got new housing. Instead the members of the criminal group submitted to the Ministry of Building and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Dagestan and Fund of Assistance and Reform of Housing and Communal Services of Russia lists of their relatives and friends allegedly living in dangerous structures. Moreover, they presented dilapidated outhouses and administrative buildings as dangerous structures to the Commission of the Fund of Assistance and Reform of Housing and Communal Services of Russia. In all, the members of the criminal group during implementation of the said programs cashed and stole through one of their subsidiary banks over 160 million rubles.

Earlier in this criminal case the investigators took under arrest head of district administration Abakar Khangishiyev, department head Sapiybula Akayev and CEO of a construction organization Davlet Ukayev.

At present investigating and search operations are underway to find all the circumstances of the crimes. Investigation is ongoing.

Head of Media Relations                                                                                                   V.I. Markin