Dagestan court seizes $13M in assets from ex-official over corruption claims

A district court in Makhachkala's Sovietsky District has granted an anti-corruption lawsuit filed by Russia's Prosecutor General's Office against Magomed-Sultan Magomedov, the former state secretary of Dagestan, TASS reports.

Assets belonging to the ex-official and his family, valued at over 1.2 billion rubles ($13 million), have been confiscated.

Between 2000 and 2023, while holding senior government positions, Magomedov acquired more than 50 properties, including 27 apartments, 17 buildings, 13 land plots, and 17 vehicles.