The head of Dagestan's Rutul district has been stripped of his powers due to a loss of trust.

The Supreme Court of Dagestan upheld the prosecutor's office's administrative claim, ordering the early termination of Davud Suleimanov's term of office due to violations of anti-corruption legislation.

A prosecutor's office investigation established that the head of the Rutul district was a founding member of a commercial organization and committed other violations of restrictions and prohibitions established by anti-corruption legislation.

The prosecutor's office submitted a motion to the Rutul district assembly raising the issue of the early termination of the head's term of office due to loss of confidence. The representative body failed to take measures to correct the violations, prompting the supervisory agency to appeal to the court, the Dagestan Prosecutor's Office announced today on its VKontakte page. The Akhtynsky District Court dismissed the claim, and the appeal upheld the decision. The regional prosecutor's office filed a cassation appeal, which was upheld by the Fifth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Pyatigorsk. The case has been sent back for a new appellate hearing.

Today, March 24, 2026, the appellate court of the Supreme Court of Dagestan "upheld the prosecutor's office's administrative claim, ruling to terminate the powers of the head of the Rutul district early due to loss of confidence," the supervisory authority said in a statement.

The head of the Rutul district announced that he will appeal the decision of the Supreme Court of Dagestan in cassation, Shamil Khadulaev, head of the Public Monitoring Commission (PMC) of Dagestan, noted on his Telegram channel.

According to information on the administration's website, the Rutul district administration is headed by Davud Suleimanov. He is the older brother of businessman Ibragim Suleimanov. Davud Suleimanov has headed the Rutulsky District since 2005, with a short break during his time as a member of the People's Assembly of Dagestan, reports Chernovik 2.0.

As a reminder, Ibragim Suleimanov was detained in Moscow on suspicion of organizing the 2004 murder of Georgy Tal, the former head of the Federal Service for Financial Recovery and Bankruptcy. The suspect in this crime was also detained along with Suleimanov. It was later revealed that Suleimanov was charged in the murder of Gennady Borisov, chairman of the Vnukovo Airlines trade union committee, and the attempted murder of lawyer Ilya Peregudov. Since his arrest, 27 searches have been conducted in three regions, and 26 witnesses have been questioned. One of the witnesses was classified.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of February, 65 parliamentarians voted to strip Kirill Glazov of his mandate in the Dagestan People's Assembly. The regional prosecutor's office cited both violations of anti-corruption legislation and Glazov's actual absence from parliament.