Bogashov, the former vice-governor of the Chelyabinsk region, was detained

Law enforcement officers detained Alexander Bogashov, the former vice-governor of the Chelyabinsk region. This was announced on July 23 by a source of Izvestia.

It is specified that he was detained as part of a criminal investigation into abuse of office during the construction of a health complex. Currently, the former Vice governor holds the position of Deputy Head of the Department of PJSC Novatek.

According to the source, officials of the organization, through a controlled director of a construction company, organized the illegal construction of a health complex on the territory of the governor's residence of the region for a total amount of over 50 million rubles. Fictitious document management was also organized.

In addition to Bogashov, Roman Menzhinsky, the governor's office and the government of the Chelyabinsk Region, and Eldar Belousov, the Minister of Property of the region, were also detained. Searches are currently being conducted at the places of residence and work of all the defendants, and the issue of choosing a preventive measure is being resolved.

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The day before, a source from Izvestia reported searches at the home of the vice-governor of the Bryansk region, Nikolai Simonenko. He was later detained. According to the source, this may be related to the case of embezzlement during the construction of fortifications in the region. A criminal case has been opened.

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