Investigative Committee opened a case against the Deputy Prosecutor of Taganrog on suspicion of a bribe

This was reported on the website of the department.

It is noted that according to the version of the investigation, "On March 6, 2021, an employee of the prosecutor's office received a bribe through an intermediary in the amount of 100 thousand rubles for assistance in not bringing an entrepreneur to the legal responsibility based on the results of an audit conducted by the prosecutor's office of the city of Taganrog, Rostov region.

“After receiving illegal monetary reward, the suspects were detained by officers of the FSB of Russia in the Rostov region.

Operational measures were carried out under the control of the prosecutor's office, ”the message says.

Earlier, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, told how many criminal cases of corruption were initiated in the country in 2020.