Members of the Dagestani community in Taganrog are suspected of fraud involving assistance for the military.

The military investigative department for the Rostov garrison has initiated a criminal case against an organized group on suspicion of illegal circulation of payment instruments. One of the figures involved is the leader of the Dagestani community in Taganrog.

The investigation established that humanitarian aid for the fighters of the special military operation was conducted through documents amounting to over 250 million rubles. However, the money was not actually delivered to the servicemen in the special operation zone.

According to law enforcement, such fictitious humanitarian aid was used to evade taxes during the construction of a prayer house. On September 30, security forces conducted searches at the residences and workplaces of the figures involved, including at the religious site itself, as reported today by the Telegram channel Readovka.

During the operations, documents and other materials were seized, which are now being studied as part of the criminal case. It is also being checked whether part of the money could have been collected from parishioners. The case has been initiated for illegal operations with payment instruments committed by an organized group.

The Telegram channel also published photographs of the searches and a video showing security forces breaking down doors in an apartment, as well as in a certain organization. The work of the operational group in the inner courtyard is also shown, where security forces ordered everyone present to lie on the ground.

The military investigative department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Rostov garrison has initiated a criminal case under part 2 of article 187 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Illegal circulation of payment instruments). The article provides for up to seven years of imprisonment, reports the publication "Bloknot Taganrog".