Court Restores Ufa Mayor Amid Corruption Case
The Supreme Court of Bashkortostan reinstated Ratomir Mavlyev as the head of the Ufa administration retroactively, from July 15, despite a bribery case.
Consensus
- The Supreme Court of Bashkortostan ruled on August 11, 2025, to restore Raim Mavliev in his position as mayor of Ufa.
- Mavliev was previously dismissed by the Ufa City Council on July 14, 2025.
- The dismissal was formally due to the revocation of his access to state secrets.
- Mavliev is under investigation for abuse of power and receiving a particularly large bribe.
- The court's decision was made in a closed session due to classified information in the case.
- The court ordered the city administration to compensate Mavliev 189,000 rubles for forced absence from work.
- Mavliev's term as mayor was set to end in September 2025.
- Mavliev's legal representative is Marat Samoilov.
- The city council's decision to terminate Mavliev's contract was unanimous.
Points of divergence
- Mavliev was detained on April 28, 2026, and accused of embezzling a land plot worth 13.2 million rubles, receiving 10 million rubles from a construction company, and diverting 31 million rubles to a 'Public Development Fund' for a premium Lexus. — tg_astrapress
- The case was expedited through a 'turbo mode' process, with materials transferred to the Supreme Court on August 3 after work hours, allegedly due to direct orders from above. — tg_astrapress
- Mavliev was accused of using official transport to ferry Supreme Court judges, a claim being investigated by the city's audit office. — tg_astrapress
- The court's decision was made on August 11, but the case was transferred to the Supreme Court on August 3. — tg_astrapress
- The Supreme Court did not publish the reasoning behind its decision due to classified information. — kommerant
- Mavliev previously served as mayor of Neftekamsk before becoming mayor of Ufa. — tg_echoonline_news
- Mavliev was released from custody and had his preventive measure changed to a ban on certain actions starting July 3, 2025. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Mavliev stated he would dismiss city council chairman Marat Vasimov if reinstated. — tg_idelrealii
- The city council's resolution to terminate Mavliev’s contract has not been published on the official website. — interfax
Coverage (10 sources)
- Armed Forces restored the accused of exceeding the mayor's powers in Ufa to his position — Коммерсантъ
- Court restored Ratmir Mavliev in the position of mayor of Ufa. Official is a suspect in a bribery case — SOTAvision
- Court reinstated Ufa mayor Ratmir Mavliev, accused of bribery — ЭХО / Новости
- Supreme Court of Bashkortostan restored Mayor of Ufa to office despite bribery case — ASTRA
- Bashkortostan Court Restored Ufa Mayor in Office Despite Bribery Case — The Moscow Times
- Supreme Court of Bashkortostan restored former mayor of Ufa Ratmir Mavliev to his position — Idel.Реалии
- Ufa mayor accused of exceeding authority reinstated in office — Коммерсантъ
- Court reinstated Ratmir Mavliev in the position of head of the administration of Ufa — Интерфакс
- Supreme Court of Bashkortostan restored Ratmir Mavliev in the position of mayor of Ufa — Вечерняя Москва
- In Bashkortostan, the Supreme Court restored Ratmir Mavliev to the position of mayor of Ufa — Вести
Key entities
- Ufa
- Ratmira Mavlieva
- Supreme Court
- Bashkortostan
- Marat Samoilov
- Bashkortostan
- Mavliev
- Interfax
- TASS
- Moscow
- VS
- Gorsvetа
- INTERFAX.RU
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