ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 28, Yulia Nasulina. Security forces conducted searches at the residence of Aleksey Pikalov, deputy head of the administration of Rostov-on-Don for housing and communal services, as part of a criminal investigation cases against officials from «Rostgorsvet», said a source in law enforcement agencies in the region.
«Searchs were carried out at Pikalov's place of residence and work,» the agency's interlocutor said.
He clarified that the measures were carried out as part of the investigation of a criminal case against the leadership of the municipal enterprise «Rostgorsvet», which is subordinate to the department of housing and communal services.
As previously reported by the regional IC, the director of Rostgorsvet and his deputy are charged under the article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation «Taking a bribe». According to the materials of the case, officials received a bribe in the amount of more than 1 million rubles from the director of a commercial organization for obtaining information that allowed them to win bids for concluding contracts with Rostgorsvet out of competition.
According to the source, Pikalov is currently a witness in this criminal case.
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