The vice-governor of the Belgorod region is accused of embezzling 32 million rubles during the construction of fortifications on the border.

According to preliminary data, Rustem Zainullin They are accused of inflating prices and embezzling funds during the production of reinforced concrete products intended to strengthen the state border. The official figure is 32 million rubles, with unofficial estimates of the damages. exceed 500 million rubles.

Besides Zainullin, the defendants in the case are pass Entrepreneurs working in the Belgorod region in the construction sector: Sergey Petryakov — the head of the Novosibirsk company Stroyinvestrezerv, as well as a certain Novikov. 

Petryakov is also suspected of embezzling 11,5 million rubles during the construction of a defense line. He is charged with large-scale fraud. 

According to the investigation, "Petryakov and unidentified individuals received 11,5 million rubles, which was payment for unfulfilled tasks."  

Today, June 30, the court remanded Rustem Zainullin in custody until the end of the summer. In court, he pleaded not guilty.