Security forces detained Denis Ashirov, deputy head of Rosmolody
Security forces detained Denis Ashirov, deputy head of Rosmolody, in Moscow on charges of fraud in the execution of state contracts with the private university 'Synergy'.
Consensus
- Dennis Ashirov was detained in Moscow on November 13.
- Ashirov is a deputy head of Rosmolodezh.
- The detention is related to state contracts with the university 'Synergy'.
- The contracts were worth 40.5 million rubles and aimed at developing online programs for youth workers.
- The contracts were signed in 2023 and 2024.
- A deputy rector of 'Synergy', Mikhail Yerofeev, was also detained on the same day.
- The case involves allegations of fraud in a particularly large amount under Article 159, Part 4 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The maximum penalty for the charge is up to 10 years in prison.
- The university stated it is cooperating with the investigation and that the contracts were fully executed.
- The university confirmed it continues operations in regular mode.
Points of divergence
- The damage may reach up to 20 million rubles, with over half of the budget allegedly stolen. — m24
- 13.5 million rubles were allocated to subcontractors. — m24
- Mikhail Yerofeev was placed under house arrest. — vm
- The university stated that the criminal case was initiated against the fact, not against the institution or its employees. — vedomosti
- Ashirov was temporarily acting head of Rosmolodezh from August to September 2024. — fontanka
- Ashirov was born on October 21, 1988, in Tiksi, Yakutia, and has a higher legal education. — fontanka
- Ashirov previously led the regional headquarters of the Moscow branch of 'Young Guard of United Russia' and was deputy chairman of the Youth Council at the Moscow City Duma. — fontanka
- Ashirov served as head of the Department of State Youth Policy and Social Projects in Higher Education at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education from 2020 to 2022. — fontanka
- The university 'Synergy' is a private (non-state) university founded in 1995. — fontanka
- The university is officially known as the Moscow Financial and Industrial University 'Synergy'. — fontanka
- The university stated that both contracts were concluded through competitive procedures. — vedomosti
- The university stated that the contracts were fully fulfilled. — vedomosti
Coverage (12 sources)
- After the arrest of the deputy rector of 'Synergy', law enforcement officers came for the person associated with him who is the deputy head of Rosmolodezh — The Moscow Times
- Security forces detained deputy head of Rosmolodezh Denis Ashirov — РИАМО
- Deputy head of Rosmolodezh Ashirova sent under house arrest — Вести
- Court chose pretrial detention measure for deputy head of Rosmolodezh on fraud case — Фонтанка
- Tverskoy court refused to arrest deputy head of Rosmolodezh Ashirov — Интерфакс
- Court Refused to Send Deputy Head of Rosmolodezh Ashirov to Pretrial Detention — Интерфакс
- Deputy head of Rosmolodezh Ashirov detained in fraud case — Интерфакс
- RBC: Deputy head of Rosmolodezh detained in case of contracts with 'Synergiya' — Ведомости
- RBC: Deputy head of Rosmolodye Ashirov detained in case of contracts with 'Synergiya' — Вечерняя Москва
- Deputy head of Rosmolodezh detained in case of fraud of 40 million rubles — Вести
- Deputy head of Rosmolodezh Denis Ashirov detained in case of fraud — Фонтанка
- RBC: Deputy head of Rosmolodezh Ashirova detained in case of contracts with 'Synergiya' — Москва 24
Key entities
- Rosmolodeji
- Denis Ashirov
- Moscow
- Synergy
- RBC
- Tversky Court
- INTERFAX.RU
- Interfax
- Pavel Selezniev, State Secretary
- Pre-trial detention center
- Federal Agency on Youth Affairs
- Rosyolozhdi
- TASS
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