Media reported on the detention of the head associated with the Ministry of Culture FGBU – RBC

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Detained head of the Directorate for construction, reconstruction and restoration of the Ministry of culture Boris Tsagaraev, the agency “Interfax”, citing a source in law enforcement

interlocutor “Interfax” has told, that the head of the State Organization “on construction management, renovation and restoration “Ministry of Culture Tsagaraev detained in the investigation of the criminal case of major embezzlement in the department. However, he did not specify exactly what is charged to the official.

April 20 Lefortovo court of Moscow has confirmed the arrest of the property Russian Deputy Culture Minister Gregory Pirumova. A spokesman for the court Catherine Krasnov said that the arrest was effected as part of the preliminary investigation of the criminal case against the deputy minister of embezzlement of public funds that have been allocated for the restoration of cultural heritage.

Pirumov passes defendant case of theft in the Ministry of Culture. As suggested by consequence, the deputy head of the department is the organizer of the criminal group. He himself pleaded not guilty in court.

According to investigators, in 2015, the criminal group has made the conclusion of public contracts with a company controlled by him JSC “Stroyfasad” for the restoration of the Novodevichy Convent. The total value of the contracts amounted to 127 million rubles.

The investigation insists that the band inflated the cost of work and falsified certificates on their implementation. The deputy head of the Ministry of Culture also charged with embezzling funds for restoration in Pskov Drama Theatre, St. John the Baptist Monastery in Moscow and Space Museum in Kaluga. Now Pirumov in custody.