Case against ex-Chairman of Kabardino-Balkarian Government brought to Prosecutor's Office for approval of indictment

The investigation into the criminal case against Ivan Gerter, ex-Chairman of the Government of Kabardino-Balkaria, accused of fraud, has been completed. This was reported by the Investigatory Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF).

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported than on November 12, 2012, the criminal case was instituted against Ivan Gerter under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed on a large scale). According to the investigators' version, in 2009, Ivan Gerter, who occupied the position of the head of the administration of the Prokhladny Municipal District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR), was unlawfully included in the list of persons in need of better housing conditions, and then, he was given a 4-room apartment in the town of Prokhladny as a service housing. In May 2010, the apartment was unlawfully transferred to his property, and in March 2011, Ivan Gerter sold the apartment.

The investigators have collected sufficient evidence, and, thus, the criminal case was directed for the consideration of approval of the indictment and subsequent transfer to the court. This was reported by the today's statement published on the ICRF's website.

The statement also emphasizes that Ivan Gerter has inflicted damage to the Prokhladny Municipal District in the amount of 2,585,000 roubles, a particularly large amount.

According to the investigators' version, the Ivan Gerter's actions significantly violated the rights and legitimate interests of two liquidators of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, who were registered in line by the district administration in 2001, the "Kabardino-Balkaria. World and We" reports.