Former head of district arrested in Dagestan
Former head of Dakhadaevsky district of Dagestan Dzharulla Omarov was sent to pretrial detention. The term of detention is until March 14.
 
According to the investigation, in 2015-2016 Omarov, together with his accomplices, illegally re-registered the right to lease large plots of land to the company OOO Loza, which he controlled. The plots are located on the territory of Kayakentsky and Derbentsky districts of Dagestan. Their total value is estimated at 164 million rubles, the area is 1916 hectares.
 
The former head of the district is accused of fraud committed by deception and abuse by a group of persons by prior agreement, using his official position and causing damage on an especially large scale.
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