Former Dagestan Interior Ministry officials sentenced to prison for corruption

The Perovsky Court of Moscow sentenced former Dagestan Deputy Interior Minister Rufat Ismailov and Deputy Head of the Investigative Department Dalgat Abdulgapurov to 15 and 12 years in prison, respectively. The convictions follow a high-profile corruption investigation within the regional security apparatus, signaling continued federal efforts to purge local law enforcement leadership in the North Caucasus.