Magomed Suleimanov's case has reached court

Former Makhachkala Mayor Magomed Suleimanov, who is on the international wanted list, is accused of accepting a bribe of 74.5 million rubles and issuing 78 illegal permits for the construction of high-rise buildings. 

According to investigators, "in 2014-2015, Suleimanov, through an intermediary, received 74.5 million rubles from the general director of a commercial organization for the Makhachkala city administration's refusal to acknowledge the municipality's ownership of a land plot of over 20,000 square meters, as well as for assisting in obtaining permits for the construction of three apartment buildings on the said plot of land."

Furthermore, Suleimanov illegally issued 78 orders permitting the design and construction of apartment buildings. As a result, 80 apartment buildings were illegally constructed in Makhachkala. The criminal case has been sent to the Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala for trial. He is charged under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Russian Criminal Code (accepting a bribe)1.and part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of official authority)2, the department adds.

Suleimanov served as acting mayor of Makhachkala from April 2014 to October 2015, RIA Novosti reports.

Previously, the " Caucasian Knot " reported that Magomed Suleimanov, already in his position as head of the Dagestan Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (CMIF), was arrested on August 17, 2018, at the Makhachkala airport. He was suspected of embezzling 210 million rubles. On July 5, 2022, a court fully acquitted  Suleimanov. A court in Makhachkala ordered his reinstatement. Suleimanov's acquittal  outraged Dagestan's head,  Sergei Melikov, who considered it contrary to the principles of fairness and the inevitability of punishment. 

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/416344