The repair of the Mithridates stairs in Kerch “resulted” in Crimea in the loss of budget 211 million rubles

The court found that in August 2019, a contract was concluded between the organization in which the accused worked and the contractor to carry out repair and restoration work to preserve the cultural heritage site “Big and Small Stairs” in Kerch as part of the implementation of the Federal Target Program “Socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol until 2022.”

During the work, the contractor used stone products (steps and paving slabs), which in terms of their performance did not meet the requirements of the design documentation, including the requirements of GOST 9479-2011, the FSB noted.

Knowing this, the employee illegally confirmed the quality and volume of work performed, personally signed the corresponding acts of acceptance of the work performed, according to which funds were later transferred to the contractor company in the total amount of 211 million rubles. Thus, the budget of the Republic of Crimea suffered major material damagethe message said.

A criminal case was initiated and investigated against the official under paragraph “c” of Part 3 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

The Kerch City Court found the defendant guilty and sentenced her to six years in prison to be served in a general regime colony, the Crimean prosecutor’s office added.

In addition, the accused is deprived of the right to engage in activities related to control and supervision of construction, technical, repair, restoration, and emergency work for a period of 3 years. The verdict did not enter into legal force.

On the destruction of the Mithridates Stairs The head of the Kerch administration, Oleg Katorgin, previously reported. In 2016, more than 15 million rubles.

As a result, the estimated cost of the project exceeded 1.1 billion rubles. The first contractor did not complete the work on time, so they decided to replace him. IN December 2020 restoration work has been completed. Their results were checked by a commission, which did not identify a number of shortcomings and accepted the objects. Renovated historical staircases opened in spring 2021.

In February 2025, the Crimean prosecutor’s office reported that on a government contract for restoration Mithridates Stairs engineer of the Crimean Directorate for Culture deceived the budget by 211 million rubles. A criminal case of abuse of power has been sent to court.

source: RIA Novosti Crimea