04:53, 8 August 2026

The former official was convicted in Dagestan in a case regarding construction near the Khanag waterfall.

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The court sentenced a former official of the Tabasaran district administration to three and a half years in prison for issuing a permit for construction near the natural monument of the Khanag waterfall.

As reported by "believed that besides this official, those who sold the plot for the installation of a fence near the waterfall and those who initiated its installation should also be held accountable.

In 2025, local residents in the Tabasaran district expressed dissatisfaction that a high fence was being erected around the waterfall in Huchni, and that access was planned to be made paid. The Ministry of Nature and the district administration explained this decision as a concern for the ecological situation and protection of the area. The head of Dagestan supported the residents, stating that the local authorities had gone too far. The leadership of the Ministry of Nature of Dagestan announced that instead of a fence around the Khanag (Huchni) waterfall, a neat decorative fence that fits into the space would be installed. Local authorities began dismantling the fence built near the Khanag waterfall, for which almost 500 thousand rubles had been allocated. The fee for visiting the waterfall was introduced by a decision of the Dagestan government and will remain, but local residents are exempt from it.

The Tabasaran district court of Dagestan issued a verdict against the former head of the property and land relations department of the district administration for exceeding his authority, writes Interfax on August 7, citing the press service of the Supreme Court of the republic.

The court established that in August 2022, the accused issued a local resident a city planning scheme, a construction permit, and a commissioning certificate for a facility that was illegally constructed on a land plot near the natural monument "Khanag Waterfall". At the same time, he knowingly knew that the necessary documents were absent, and construction was prohibited in this area, thereby violating the interests of the state.

The court considered the case under paragraph "e" of part 3 of article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (exceeding official authority) and sentenced the former official to three years and six months in prison to be served in a general regime colony. He is also prohibited from holding positions in government bodies and local self-government for two years after his release.

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