Criminal case brought against ex-official of the Ministry of Health of Dagestan

Investigators opened a criminal case against the former head of the Department of Pharmacy and Public Procurement of the Ministry of Health of Dagestan - he is suspected of exceeding official powers. This is reported by the Investigative Committee of Russia.

According to investigators, in March of this year, the suspect signed a contract with a commercial structure for the supply of medical nutrition in the amount of more than 143 million rubles. At the same time, there were no sufficient grounds for purchasing these products, and the real need for them was not properly confirmed.

As a result, budget funds were spent on goods, the need for which is not justified, while residents of the region with chronic diseases did not receive the drugs they needed - additional funding had to be allocated for the purchase of medicines.

In addition, the defendant, as the investigation believes, groundlessly canceled already received applications for the purchase of vital medicines. These actions also prevented people from getting the necessary medicines in a timely manner.