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Another case opened against former administration head of Shumerlya in Chuvash Republic

The investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee for the Chuvash Republic have opened another criminal case against the former head of Shumerlya town administration. He is suspected of a crime under part 1 of article 286 of the RF Penal Code (exceeding official authority).

According to investigators, in September 2011, the suspect without assessing market price of a piece of land about 1.8 thousand square meters located in the town of Shumerlya and owned by the state, but in charge of the town administration, based on his own resolution gave it in ownership to a local business woman to build a gas station there at obviously underrated price of about 550 thousand rubles while its cadaster cost was over 3 million 600 thousand rubles. As a result the Shumerlya administration sustained a loss of over 3 million 100 thousand rubles.

The suspect is already under investigation in exceeding authority. According to the investigators, in September 2011 in the town of Shumerlya the suspect ordered a subordinate of his to forge an examination certificate of a detached house by putting in it the information that the house had allegedly been recognized unfit for living. Later the official issued a resolution that the owner of the house was in need of better living conditions and had the right to get a new flat. The Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Chuvash Republic baselessly gave her an over 990 thousand rubles worth certificate for a lump-sum payout to be spent on building or buying residence. Soon she bought a flat. But in fact on 20 September 2011 interagency commission of Shumerlya administration found the house she had lived in as fit for living and after receiving the social payout was sold. The house was examined during the pre-investigating check and was found still suitable for living.

The two cases have been combined in a single lawsuit. Investigating operations necessary to find all the circumstances of the crime are underway. The investigation is ongoing.

The wrongdoings of the suspect had been revealed during operational cooperation of the investigators of the Russia’s Investigative Committee and officers of the Office of the Federal Security Service for the Chuvash Republic.