Authorities in the North Caucasus republic of Dagestan are examining a senior regional authorities, Magomed-Sultan Magomedov, over accusations that he illegally privatized an oil company in the mid-2000s, Russian media reported Wednesday.Magomedov, 69, has actually functioned as Dagestans state secretary because 2021, a mainly administrative position in the regional government.
He is a member of the ruling United Russia party.The RBC news website, pointing out an unnamed police source, reported that Magomedov was jailed after searches were carried out at his home and office.
It is unclear whether he faces any charges.Local private investigators were supposedly not notified of the operation in advance, and the local cops department did not react to media requests for comment.Agents from the Federal Security Service (FSB) searched around 50 homes linked to Magomedov, according to the independent Dagestan news outlet Chernovik.A build-up of personnel was required to carry out an operation of this scale.
Thats why police officers arrived in the republic in small groups for more than a week, Chernovik estimated an anonymous source as saying.Telegram channels linked to Russias security services reported that the examination is tied to the alleged illegal privatization of the petroleum distributor Dagnefteprodukt in 2005.
Magomedov was CEO of Dagnefteprodukt from 1991 to 2005.
The company was restructured in 2021 and now operates under the name Kaspetrolservis.Magomedov is also the co-founder of FC Anzhi Makhachkala.
The football club rose to prominence after being bought by billionaire Suleiman Kerimov in 2011, however lost its expert status in the early 2020s.