Investigators reported multimillion-dollar damages in the Dzharulla Omarov case.

New incidents have been uncovered during the criminal investigation against Dzharulla Omarov, the former head of Dagestan's Dakhadayevsky District, who is suspected of fraud and abuse of office. According to investigators, the real estate fraud caused damages exceeding 200 million rubles.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," in January, former head of Dakhadaevsky District Dzharulla Omarov was detained on suspicion of illegally registering leases for 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.

According to investigators, between 2013 and 2016, the former head of the Dakhadaevsky district, abusing his authority, organized a fraudulent scheme to illegally seize the property of a municipal enterprise and agricultural cooperatives operating in the municipality, the Investigative Committee of Dagestan reported today on its Telegram channel.

The suspect subsequently transferred ownership of eight properties previously owned by the municipality and agricultural cooperatives to members of his family, the agency clarified.

The damage to the municipal enterprise and cooperatives is estimated at more than 200 million rubles.

The case is being investigated under articles of abuse of office. class="fnoteWrap" id="#wk_ft1" contenteditable="false"> 1 and fraud committed through abuse of official position on an especially large scale 2 .

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, did not take place. The district council members then postponed the appointment for a year, and Dzharulla Omarov retained his position as head during this period.

However, Omarov resigned only several months later, 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 suspected him of being involved in document forgery and the illegal transfer of apartments intended for people relocating from dilapidated and hazardous housing. But the Soviet District Court of Makhachkala 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.