“Criminal cases have been initiated on the grounds of crimes under Part 6 of Art.

290 of the Criminal Code of Russia ("Taking a bribe on an especially large scale"), part 2.

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200.5 of the Criminal Code of Russia (“Bribery of an employee of the contract service, contract manager, member of the procurement commission, committed by prior conspiracy on a large scale”), the press service of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the region reports.

According to the investigation, one of the employees of the department during 2020 several times received bribes from individuals and legal entities totaling more than 16 million rubles.

for the reception of housing under government contracts for the purchase of residential premises intended for orphans and children left without parental care.

In addition, one of the employees of the Ministry during the procurement of these premises received a sum of more than 900 thousand rubles.

for ensuring their victory and creating preferential conditions in the auctions held.

Now both defendants are detained, they were taken into custody.

Earlier it was reported that in Tatarstan the head of the regional branch of the FSS was detained for bribery.