In January, a position, in June, a trial: Sochi is hearing the case of the heads of the Caucasus Nature Reserve and Sochi National Park.

Vladimir Titov и Vladimir Atoyan, less than six months ago, he took over the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve and Sochi National Park (in the acting capacity)  judged on charges of abuse of office with grave consequences. This article carries a prison sentence of 3 to 10 years.

At the end of last year, the Prosecutor General's Office found Violations amounting to more than 3 billion rubles were found in the Sochi National Park and the Caucasus Nature Reserve, including the construction of commercial infrastructure, mass tree felling, and waste disposal. 

"The audit revealed that the administration of the Sochi National Park and Nature Reserve is effectively engaging in predatory exploitation of unique natural sites.", according to the Prosecutor General's Office. According to the former chief researcher of the Caucasus Nature Reserve, an honored ecologist of Russia Anatoly KudaktinThe Sochi National Park administration deliberately got rid of its scientific department because the scientists' work on protecting rare plants and animals was interfering with their income.

Titov and Atoyan were deputies at that time Sergei Shevelev, who previously held the positions of director of the reserve and national park. 

Shevelev himself took sick leave during the investigation and flew to Germany. And soon resigned, explaining this by desire "change the rhythm of life and switch attention to other areas of interest."