“It’s difficult, just like for any normal person”

That the rector of Daggosuniversity Murtuzali Rabadanov has been appointed acting. O. Mayor of Makhachkala, the head of Dagestan, Ramazan Abdulatipov, said through his Instagram account: “This is another signal that literate and modern people should come to power in Dagestan. He gave instructions to the government, specific ministries, the presidential administration together with the new acting. to work out priority measures to ensure the life of the capital of the republic, to update the activities of various areas of the city economy. To put in order the prices for transport, housing and communal services and other types of services to the residents of our capital. “Everything should be done openly and together with the citizens.”

The mayor of Makhachkala, Said Amirov, is now in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center. He is suspected of involvement in the murder of a high-ranking investigator. There are 11 more people involved in this case, including law enforcement officers, Amirov’s nephew, and police officers. Amirov was the permanent mayor of Makhachkala for more than 15 years, during which time there were attempts on his life 15 times. In one of the attempts, he received a spinal injury and moved to a wheelchair.

The appointment of the rector to a new position is a political decision, Milrad Fatulaev, editor of the Dagestani newspaper Present Time, told PublicPost: “I’m not sure that when appointing Rabadanov the acting mayor, all procedural frameworks were followed. As of today, Amirov remains the mayor of Makhachkala. In his absence duties are performed by the deputy. Who to be the acting head of the city, Amirov decides. Resignation at his own request, a court decision - these are the three reasons for which the acting mayor can be appointed. then, I repeat, he is the mayor. The appointment of the rector is, rather, a political step based on the absolute carte blanche that the Kremlin gave Abdulatipov.”

Rabadanov will rely on the Dagestan president, Fatulaev believes: “As for Rabadanov himself, I think he will cope with the new job. Yes, he will face a whole range of problems - starting with the same monstrous state of housing and communal services and ending with Amirov’s people, who are placed in various departments. But the support provided to the Dagestan president by the federal center is so thorough and serious that Fr. who are engaged in cleaning up corrupt officials in Dagestan, there are also expert managers from Moscow who sit at the FSB base and develop behavioral tactics for the leadership of the republic, and I think they, if necessary, will help the leadership of Makhachkala. Security and political. Rabadanov will have support."

Bringing the economy out of the shadows and the fight against corruption - these are the issues that Rabadanov needs to address first, Isalmagomed Nabiev, a well-known human rights activist in Dagestan and head of the Trade Union of Drivers and Entrepreneurs, told PublicPost: “In Makhachkala, everything was subordinated to one person - Amirov, everything was decided by him. Personnel of the city administration were hired through family connections, through corruption schemes. And these people, of course, can sabotage the work of the new mayor. First of all, Amirov will have to work with these people, leaving behind a difficult legacy, in particular the system of bribes that were decided. any questions. Rabadanov needs to bring the city's economy out of the shadows. For example, the main city transport - minibuses - are in the shadows. There are about five thousand minibuses, drivers gave money for the right to travel to the municipal carrier, if everything was done according to the law, this would bring up to 300 to the city treasury. million rubles a year. Rabadanov has a lot to change. I have heard a lot of good things about him, he is the man who brought Dag State University into relative order. But in his new position it will be very difficult for him, just like any normal person.”

Rabadanov himself modestly commented to PublicPost on his appointment: “Concerning my appointment, I spoke with the President of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov, on his instructions I will serve as mayor of Makhachkala. I have been given the task of ensuring the normal functioning of all city services. I will work in this direction. As for changes in the city administration, there will probably be no global changes yet, but some changes cannot be avoided.”