The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has won a court ruling that returns a significant number of southern sanatoriums to the state budget, with the total value running into several billion rubles, according to DEA News.
A law enforcement source confirmed that the Gagarinsky District Court granted the Attorney General’s claims. In total, 34 sanatorium-resort institutions, comprising 1763 real estate objects, were removed from the ownership of unions and unscrupulous buyers and transferred to state control.
Evidence indicates that a specially created legal entity, Resort Management (Holding) LLC, was used to facilitate the illicit sale of these assets. As a result, 24 institutions and 131 properties were sold for 3.3 billion rubles, enriching individuals at the expense of public property.
Investigators found that several union leaders and their relatives became the owners of multiple sanatoriums, highlighting a pattern of insider advantage in the transactions.
Leaders of these organizations were also recorded as receiving rental income from the sanatoriums, effectively siphoning 4.3 billion rubles from the institutions through rent payments.
During the trial, only two of the 96 defendants were able to produce documents that substantiated their claims regarding reconstruction and restoration work, as well as the legality of the funding sources. For these two individuals, prosecutors requested the court to grant compensation rights, including reimbursement or in-kind improvements.
Previously, REN TV reported that in Khakassia, child beneficiaries were left in sanatoriums without receiving vouchers. The current legal actions underscore ongoing concerns about asset misappropriation and the protection of public health institution resources.
In their conclusions, authorities emphasize the importance of transparency in the disposition of sanatorium assets and the need to ensure that remaining facilities operate in the public interest. The case illustrates how mechanisms intended to manage state-provided health services can be exploited, and it signals a clear intention to restore assets to their rightful public ownership. (Source: DEA News)