
Corruption
Derbent District head arrested in Daghestan
The head of the Derbent District administration in Daghestan, Magomed Dzhelilov, has been arrested on suspicion of ‘abuse of power’, and a criminal case has been launched against him. A source in Daghestani law enforcement told OC Media that the authorities raided the administration offices on 2 March. ‘Law enforcement agents have seized documents. Dzhelilov is suspected of illegally providing land to two local residents. In addition, his house was also searched today’, the source said