A former magistrate from Nalchik has been accused of bribery.

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In Kabardino-Balkaria, a criminal case has been opened against former magistrate Mukhamed Tembotov, who is accused of accepting bribes and acting as an intermediary in bribery.

Mukhamed Tembotov was a magistrate of Judicial Precinct No. 7 of the Nalchik Judicial District.

According to investigators, from November 2024 to May 2025, he conspired with his secretary, Marianna Karasova, and assistant, Elena Rashidova. Tembotov repeatedly received bribes ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 rubles for making decisions on administrative cases, Kommersant reported on February 9, citing the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Kabardino-Balkaria.

In May 2025, all defendants in the case were arrested after receiving another bribe. Tembotov is charged with crimes under Article 290, Part 5, Item "a" of the Russian Criminal Code and Article 291.2, Part 1 of the Russian Criminal Code. The secretary and assistant will also be prosecuted.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that on February 9, former chair of the Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, Elena Kobleva, was found guilty of accepting a large bribe and sentenced to 10 years in a penal colony.