Police launched a criminal case on Monday in Makhachkala against Magomed Magomedov, the former head of the state Man­age­ment for the prepa­ra­tion and holding events dedicated to the 2,000th anniver­sary of Derbent. Magomedov is accused of over­stat­ing the amount of work done during the con­struc­tion of Derbent’s promenade by more than ₽44 million ($670,000).

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