The head of the Astrakhan administration department was accused of negligence due to stray dogs

A criminal case against the head of the ecology and landscaping department of the Department of Public Utilities and Improvement of the Administration of Astrakhan has been transferred to the court for consideration on the merits. The official is accused of negligence, causing by negligence the death of two persons and causing material damage on an especially large scale.

As reported by the Russian Investigative Committee for the region, in 2021-2022, the man, being responsible for the execution of government contracts for catching stray dogs, keeping them and returning them to their former habitat, did not properly control the actual execution of work by the contractor, Ecopriut LLC. catching 5 thousand dogs. The accused signed acts containing deliberately false information about the number of activities carried out with animals without owners, causing damage to the administration in the amount of 39.2 million rubles. This amount is likely to be recovered from the accused.

“This also led to an uncontrolled increase in the animal population, an increase in cases of dog attacks on citizens, including minors, as well as the death of two persons as a result of injuries caused by animals.”noted the regional prosecutor’s office.

The maximum penalty facing the head of a department is seven years in prison with a three-year deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

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