02:44, 17 February 2026

An appeals court has refused to release the head of a district in the Rostov region from custody.

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The head of the Proletarsky district of the Rostov region, Valery Gornich, suspected of abuse of power, filed a complaint against the choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention, but the appellate court left him in custody.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the court arrested the head of the Proletarsky district of the Rostov region, Valery Gornich, who is suspected of abuse of power, until March 27 powers.

The Rostov Regional Court's appellate court upheld the decision to detain Valery Gornich, head of the Proletarsky District, according to 1rnd.ru on February 16.

The defendant himself filed a complaint against the pretrial detention measure, requesting it be overturned. The regional court, however, agreed with the prosecution's position and remanded Gornich in pretrial detention until March 27.

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Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420870