The head of a district police department in the Ivanovo region has been accused of kidnapping men for the SVO.
According to the publication "Bars", the head of the police department for Komsomolsky District Yuri Shibaev was detained November 11. According to surveillance footage, security forces arrived at his home after dark.
Today the court chose a preventive measure for him, sending him to a pretrial detention facility until January 2.
Yuri Shibaev is suspected of kidnapping men.
Shibaev is suspected He was accused of kidnapping men for subsequent transfer to the SVO. According to investigators, he acted as part of an organized group engaged in kidnappings, fraud, and unauthorized access to computer information.
According to journalists, the criminal case involves 15 defendants and numerous victims. Shibaev himself has pleaded not guilty and refused to testify.
Komsomolsky district is located on the northern outskirts Ivanovo region, it is home to about 20 people. Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Shibaev occupied The post of Chief of Police has been in effect since April 2024. Prior to that, he served here for 22 years, starting his career as an assistant district police officer.
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MIA Penza region back in August warned, that criminals operating in the region are abducting men posing as police officers and forcing them to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defense. A resident of one of the district centers reported that her husband was forced to sign the contract while serving an administrative sentence in a temporary detention facility, and that this case delivered by police officers on stream.