The head of the Slavyansky district, Roman Siniagovsky, was arrested on charges of abuse of power and bribery (Part 3 of Article 30, Part 2 of Article 286, Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). From January 2018 to March 2026, he received through intermediaries at least 26 million rubles from the director of a private funeral home. In exchange, an illegal decision by the bureau was granted a monopoly right to burial under the guise of improvement contracts, writes Zhivaya Koban.

The head of the Slavyansky district, Roman Siniagovsky, was arrested on charges of abuse of power and bribery (Part 3 of Article 30, Part 2 of Article 286, Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). From January 2018 to March 2026, he received through intermediaries at least 26 million rubles from the director of a private funeral home. In exchange, an illegal decision by the bureau was granted a monopoly right to burial under the guise of improvement contracts, writes Zhivaya Koban.