The case of the director of the Makhachkala water utility has reached court.

Rashid Magomedov, CEO of Makhachkalavodokanal OJSC, arrested in connection with a commercial bribery case, is also accused of debt evasion and failure to comply with court orders, including one ordering the cessation of untreated wastewater discharges into the Caspian Sea. The case has been sent to court.

According to investigators, in 2024, Magomedov offered the head of the management company, for a fee of over 2.3 million rubles, to illegally provide technical specifications for connecting to water supply networks and opening personal accounts for apartments in apartment buildings. After receiving 700,000 rubles, he illegally issued the technical specifications.

From 2020 to 2025, the accused failed to comply with 13 court orders, including one ordering the cessation of unauthorized discharges of untreated wastewater into the Caspian Sea. Furthermore, the investigation established that he evaded repayment of creditor debts under court decisions in favor of the Russian Federation and the Makhachkala administration, the press service of the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reported on its Telegram channel.

The Dagestan Prosecutor's Office has approved the indictment in the criminal case against Rashid Magomedov. He is accused of commercial bribery, malicious evasion of creditor debt, and failure to comply with a court sentence, decision, or other judicial act. 3 . "The criminal case has been sent to court for consideration on the merits," the statement reads.

The prosecutor's office notes that it reported criminal charges against Rashid Magomedov, head of the Makhachkala water utility, in February 2025. He was detained and arrested.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that a criminal case has been opened in Kaspiysk for a prolonged water outage. For some residents, normal water supply has still not been restored.