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Criminal case opened against owners of Summa group - Russia’s Internal Affairs Ministry

"Ziyavudin Magomedov and Magomed Magomedov, co-owners of Summa group of companies, as well as Head of the company in the group Artur Maksidov were detained on suspicion of committing crimes
Ziyavudin Magomedov Vladimir Smirnov/TASS
Ziyavudin Magomedov
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MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a criminal case against owners of Summa group on fraud and criminal association charges, official representative of the Ministry Irina Volk told TASS.

According to her, the Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia carries out preliminary investigation of the criminal case over "embezzlement of budgetary funds on a grand scale, including those allocated for the construction of infrastructure and power supply facilities."

She also noted that on March 30 the Ministry and the Federal Security Service conducted searches in 25 regions of Russia, including Moscow and the Moscow region, aimed at detaining suspects in the crime.

"Ziyavudin Magomedov and Magomed Magomedov, co-owners of Summa group of companies, as well as Head of the company in the group Artur Maksidov were detained on suspicion of committing these crimes. Materials for applying a measure of restraint to the detainees are sent to court," Volk concluded.