RYAZAN, July 12 The deputy director of the company was arrested in the case of abuse of power by the deputy heads of government of the Ivanovo region, according to the Telegram channel of the joint press service of the regional courts.
«The court has chosen a preventive measure for the third defendant in the case of abuse of power by senior officials of the Ivanovo Region government. The deputy director of a commercial organization has been charged with aiding and abetting the crime,» the post says.
It is specified that he was arrested for one month and 29 days.
On Friday, the FSB directorate for the Ivanovo region announced the initiation of a criminal case against two deputy chairmen of the regional government, Irina Ermish and Sergei Zobnin, and the actual owner of the company who assisted them.
According to the investigation, officials provided the commercial organization with a preemptive right to conclude 22 government contracts for the overhaul of social objects totaling more than 850 million rubles. Participants in the scheme cashed out a significant portion of the incoming budget money and divided it among themselves.
Ermish has held the post of deputy head of the regional government since 2014 and heads the social sector complex. Zobnin has been working since 2015, managing an infrastructure development complex.
The court also put them both in custody.