The former vice-governor of the Belgorod region was sent under house arrest

The court sent the former vice-governor of the Belgorod region Konstantin Polezhaev, accused of taking a bribe, under house arrest. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the region in its Telegram channel.

“By the decision of the Sverdlovsky District Court of the city of Belgorod on July 22, 2023, the investigator’s petition was satisfied, a measure of restraint in the form of house arrest was chosen against the accused,” the statement reads. message.

The UK recalled that the former deputy governor of the region was charged with two crimes under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale by an official). The former official, according to investigators, took bribes for assisting in the acceptance of work in the housing and communal services sector. Polezhaev, as noted, pleaded guilty to the charges in full and gave confessions.

July 21 Polezhaev was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe on an especially large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). in the UK reportedthat he is suspected of taking a bribe in the form of two cars worth more than 17 million rubles. According to investigators, in 2022 and 2023. Polezhaev, being a deputy governor, received two “foreign-made” premium cars from the management of a construction company. This remuneration was supposed for assistance in accepting work on the construction of treatment facilities in the Belgorod region. In addition, Polezhaev was supposed to ensure the conclusion of contracts with a company in the field of housing and communal services.

The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, dismissed Polezhaev on July 4 for poor-quality organization of work to restore the city of Shebekino and the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka, which were shelled by Ukraine. He has been in this post since January 2019, and before that, he led the administration of Belgorod for almost three years.