The Kirishi district administration head in the Leningrad region was detained on suspicions of misconduct, according to the press service of the regional branch of Russia’s Investigative Committee. The detention took place as part of an ongoing inquiry into a criminal case involving the municipal autonomous institution Sports and Youth and several other individuals, carried out under specific provisions of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The investigation is being conducted by the Leningrad Region Investigation Department, with reference to materials from the Classified or Particularly Important Cases unit. The proceedings align with the requirements of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.
According to investigators, officials identified as customers in the national project Housing and Urban Environment within the Kirishsky district engaged a commercial enterprise to perform improvement work in the Coastal zone. The project involved a park facility in Kirishi with an estimated value of 160 million rubles. Financing for the work was sourced from multiple channels, including the federal budget, the regional budget, and funding from the Kirishskoye urban settlement municipality.
Investigators state that despite the contractor delivering the work within the timeframe and scope defined by municipal contracts, the officials acted as part of a group and unilaterally terminated the contract with the contractor without providing a justification. Such actions were viewed as exceeding official authority and conflicting with the law, according to the investigative release.
The department noted that the contractor had completed a substantial portion of the work and had already procured the necessary materials and components before the contract was terminated. The abrupt decision without negotiations or lawful grounds caused tangible losses for the business, estimated at more than 35 million rubles, a figure supported by court documents and financial records referenced in the case materials. This situation underscores the financial and administrative risks tied to irregular project management in municipal contracting. [Source: Investigative Committee, regional office; case materials cited in official disclosures]
In a related matter, a prior legal action connected to governance in Feodosia involved the arrest of Andrey Lebedev, the former head of the city government, in a separate case concerning abuse of power. The linkage between these cases highlights ongoing scrutiny of executive decisions affecting public infrastructure projects and the use of municipal funds. [Source: regional court records and investigative updates]