Rector of the Arctic State Agrotechnological University Ivan Sleptsov was detained in a fraud case. This is stated in a message published on November 26 on the website of the prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
“It has been established that the federal state institution of higher education” Arctic State Agrotechnological University “, in the period from 2016 to the present, more than 250 million rubles were illegally received from the federal budget to train 136 non-existent students on a budgetary basis in various specialties,” message.
For what purposes the funds were spent is not yet clear. On this fact, a criminal case was initiated under Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Fraud”). In addition, a criminal case has been initiated against the rector for abuse of office. It is noted that the cases are combined into one proceeding.
Earlier, on March 2, it became known that the rector of the Voronezh State Technical University, Sergei Kolodyazhny, was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe.
It was reported that searches were carried out at the rector’s workplace and at his home, as well as at four other persons involved in the case – vice-rectors of the university. Vice-rectors are suspected of fraud.