In Dagestan, MP suspected of heading criminal grouping

In Dagestan, Eduard Khidirov, the leader of the faction of the "Patriots of Russia" Party at the National Assembly of Dagestan, has been involved in a criminal case for creating a criminal grouping. The investigating authorities have announced their intention to detain an MP; however, till present, his whereabouts is still unknown. According to investigators, the criminal grouping is involved in the case of the "Naftabank".

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on January 16, 2014, the Arbitration Court of Dagestan declared bankrupt the commercial bank "Naftabank" and initiated bankruptcy proceedings against it for a period of one year. In January 2015, the bankruptcy proceedings were extended for other six months.

A criminal case was instituted against Eduard Khidirov and six other local residents. They are accused of creation of a criminal grouping and involvement in it. According to the investigators, Eduard Khidirov led the criminal grouping during for five years.

According to the Investigating Committee of the Russian Federation (ICRF), the criminal grouping led by Eduard Khidirov was engaged in cashing money with generation of income. Besides, they are charged with the raider seizure of the commercial bank (CB) "Naftabank", registration of fictitious loans for legal entities and individuals affiliated with their criminal grouping, transferring assets out of the bank and embezzling bank assets and funds of depositors in the amount of 300 million roubles. Eduard Khidirov and his suspected accomplices are also charged with the embezzlement of 200 million roubles from the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) after the banking license of the "Naftabank" had been revoked.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.