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In Kurgan third case opened in negligence of officials letting violation of orphans’ interests following information in media

On 13 November 2014, one of news websites published an article stating that house No 53 built for orphans in Lenin street in the village of Yurgamysh, which was commissioned in December 2011 was impossible to live in due its poor technical condition. Following a procedural check the Kurgan Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee have lunched a criminal investigation in a crime under part 1 of article 293 of the RF Penal Code (negligence).

According to investigators, the house in Lenin street in the village of Yurgamysh, where flats were allocated for orphans two years ago, is now impossible to dwell in due to destruction of its constructions, walls and communications. The house was brought to this poor condition by inaction of officials of the local government, who had not ensured an agreement to be concluded with a facility manager to provide public services.

It has been reported earlier that Kurgan Region investigating bodies of the Russia’s Investigative Committee launched criminal investigations in a crime under part 1 of article 293 of the RF Penal Code (negligence) after information had been published in mass media claiming that orphans could not live in similar houses located in the towns of Shumikha and Petukhovo.

In both cases the investigators revealed that the houses located in Ovchinnikov street No 5 in the town of Shumikha and in Stroitelnaya street No 3A in the town of Petukhovo were brought to this poor condition by inaction of officials of the local government, who had not ensured an agreement to be concluded with a facility manager to provide technical maintenance of the houses.

At present investigative operations are underway to identify officials involved in the crimes.