‘The proceedings related to the criminal case of IrtyshHydroSpetsStroy Ltd. (part of Noviy Grad, the developer) are now performed at the regional level due to the fact that the case was placed with the public prosecution bodies of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region,’ Deputy Public Prosecutor of Khanty-Mansiysk inter-district public prosecution body Rinat Muratov said to UrBC representative.

IrtyshHydroSpetsStroy is accused of doing construction work without proper permissions and papers.

‘The violations mostly have to do with the lack of papers needed to do any construction work; the company, for example, has already started putting up its third building (that is, the socle is already there), yet they still have no design estimates. There was no building permission, either,’ Director of Federal Legislation Compliance Department of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region public prosecution body Larissa Artemieva said to UrBC representative.

IrtyshHydroSpetsStroy used to be run by Andrei Repeta, brother of the former GD of Noviy Grad Yuri Repeta. The corporate website also gives the name of IrtyshHydroSpetsStroy as one of their contractors.