The case of the former head of the Dakhadaevsky district has reached court.

The prosecutor's office has approved the indictment in the criminal case against Dzharulla Omarov, the former head of Dakhadaevsky District of Dagestan, and four residents of the republic.

As reported by Kavkazsky Knot, in January 2025, Dzharulla Omarov, the former head of Dakhadaevsky District, was detained on suspicion of illegally registering lease rights to four plots of agricultural land. On January 17, he was arrested on fraud charges. In mid-October, the court, contrary to the defense's request, extended Omarov's pretrial detention. In November, new incidents were uncovered during the criminal investigation.

According to investigators, between 2014 and 2016, the head of the Dakhadaevsky district, acting as part of an organized group, illegally acquired the lease rights to four agricultural land plots owned and used by municipal institutions. In addition, he illegally acquired ownership of eight buildings located on these plots, the press service of the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office reported today on its Telegram channel.

As a result, municipal institutions lost the right to use and own plots worth approximately 180 million rubles, as well as the ownership of the buildings located there, the agency clarified.

The participants in the criminal case are accused of large-scale fraud 1 and abuse of office 2 . The criminal case has been sent to the Izberbash City Court for consideration.

As a reminder, Dzharulla Omarov headed the Dakhadayevsky District from 2007 to 2022. On February 5, 2022, the Kaitag District Court terminated Omarov's authority following a lawsuit filed by the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov. The lawsuit stemmed from the fact that the elections for the head of the Dakhadayevsky District, scheduled for late 2021, were not held. Deputies of the district assembly then postponed them for a year, and Omarov retained his powers during this period.

Omarov resigned only several months after the court's decision, on June 6, 2022, at a session of the district council. The municipal assembly awarded him the title of "Honorary Head of the Dakhadayevsky District."

In 2015, a case of abuse of office was opened against Dzharulla Omarov. Investigators believed he was involved in document forgery and the illegal transfer of apartments intended for people relocating from dilapidated and hazardous housing. The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala then upheld Omarov's lawyer's appeal and deemed the criminal case illegal.

In 2013, local residents tried to force Omarov's resignation. They alleged fraud in the district head election and demanded new, early elections.