Head of Russian city administration detained on abuse of office, bribery charges
Russia’s Investigative Committee announced that Ratmir Mavliyev, the head of Ufa’s city administration, has been detained on suspicion of abuse of office and corruption.
Investigators say Mavliyev and several Ufa city administration employees organized the illegal sale of land on the grounds of the Raduga municipal sanatorium, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported.
The detention may be connected to other episodes as well, including reports that Mavliyev was seen driving a Lexus purchased with funds from the city’s Public Development Fund for 21 million rubles, the Ufa-based news outlet Prufy reported.
On the morning of April 28, officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service searched Mavliyev’s office and home and conducted additional searches in Neftekamsk, where he previously worked, Kommersant reported.
The Investigative Committee said Mavliyev faces charges of exceeding his official authority and large-scale bribery.
Ratmir Mavliyev has served as head of Ufa’s city administration since March 2022 and is secretary of the United Russia party branch in Ufa.
Ukrainian authorities have suspected Mavliyev, along with several other senior officials in Bashkortostan, of financing the Russian army’s war effort.
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