She said that "the facts were revealed at the institution on their own, indicating possible corruption offenses," after which, as the spokeswoman said, "the institution asked the law enforcement authorities to conduct an audit."

“The result of the audit was the detention of Loginov,” said Poddubnaya.

It is noted that Loginov became the director of the institution in 2018.

The scientific and educational complex "Primorsky Oceanarium" is a branch of the National Research Center for Marine Biology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.