The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia plans to file a lawsuit in the near future to recover 500 million rubles from former Interior Ministry colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko. in favor of the state, Interfax reports with reference to a statement by the official representative of the supervisory authority, Alexander Kurenny. “In the very near future we will file another civil lawsuit against... Zakharchenko. This lawsuit is similar to the one that took place recently - about the conversion of illegally acquired property into state revenue,” he clarified.

Zakharchenko, who oversaw the fight against crimes in the fuel and energy complex at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was detained in 2016. He is accused of accepting bribes and obstructing the investigation. During a search in Zakharchenko’s apartment, boxes of money were found - about 8 billion rubles. in currency. 27 real estate properties (apartments and parking spaces) in elite areas of Moscow and four expensive cars were registered in the name of the accused’s relatives.

According to the investigation, Zakharchenko and wanted former FSB officer Dmitry Senin received $800,000 from restaurateur Medi Duss, as well as a discount card for the La Mare restaurant, allowing them to receive almost free service . According to investigators, Zakharchenko also previously warned the sister of the financial director of Nota Bank about the upcoming searches.

In addition, the former colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is accused of receiving 7 million rubles. from the ex-head and co-owner of Rusengineering Anatoly Pshegornitsky and about 800,000 rubles. in the form of a vacation package from businessman Avsholum Yunaev.

Zakharchenko does not admit guilt on any of the episodes. He previously called the criminal cases brought against him “fake.”

The Prosecutor General's Office wants to recover 500 million rubles from ex-Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Zakharchenko