The property of former Rostov Region Vice Governor Okunev has been seized.

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A Moscow court has seized the property of former Rostov Region Vice Governor Vladimir Okunev and his former deputy Svetlana Shapovalova for state use.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," at the end of November it became known that the Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit, naming former Rostov Region Vice Governor Vladimir Okunev, his former deputy Svetlana Shapovalova, and their relatives as defendants. The agency believes that officials have been running a shadow auto business for many years.

On December 24, Moscow's Gagarinsky Court upheld the Prosecutor General's Office's claim against former Rostov Region Deputy Governor Vladimir Okunev and his deputy, Svetlana Shapovalova, to seize their property for state use, Kommersant reports, citing the agency's press service.

Thirty-six properties in Moscow and the Rostov Region have been seized for state use, including five apartments in luxury residential complexes, as well as 25 trucks and premium vehicles worth more than 600 million rubles. In addition, Okunev was ordered to pay over 100 million rubles.