Deputy Minister Pirumov pleaded guilty in the “case of restorers”
Moscow. 10 Nov. INTERFAX.RU Deputy Minister of culture of Russia Grigory Pirumov pleaded guilty to charges of embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for restoration of objects of cultural heritage, said the representative of the investigation.
As the correspondent of “Interfax”, the investigator said at a session of the Moscow city court on Thursday in a complaint to prolongation of arrest of Pirumova.
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“The materials of this criminal case there is evidence confirming the guilt of Grigory Pirumov U. in particular, there is recognition Pirumov about what he did to them crimes,” said the investigator.
According to him, while these interrogation protocols cannot be attached to the materials of the case due to secrecy of the investigation.
The theft of public funds
On 15 March, the FSB announced that a criminal case against several senior officials of the Ministry of culture and businessmen suspected of embezzling state funds. The damage from their actions is estimated to be worth at least 50 million rubles.
The consequence suspects the Deputy Minister of culture Gregory Pirumov in the organization of groups for the purpose of embezzlement, which was carried through overstatement of the cost of restoration work. According to investigators, the group included the Director of construction company JSC “Baltstroy” Dmitry Sergeev, managing Director of the company Alexander Kochenov and others.