Corruption
Daghestani ex-prime minister and his deputy found guilty of embezzlement of $640,000 of state funds
A Moscow court has sentenced the former chairman of Daghestan’s government Abdusamad Gamidov and his deputy Rayudin Yusufov to 6.5 and 5.5 years of imprisonment, respectively. On 28 October, the pair were found guilty of embezzling ₽41 million ($640,000) of state funds, which they were ordered to repay. Gamidov and Yusufov were accused of embezzling funds allocated for the reconstruction of a building intended for the temporary detention of foreign citizens in Makhachkala, the Daghestani c
