Public funds have been spent improperly at the Interior Ministry in Makhachkala.
"The investigatory authorities of the Republic of Dagestan have opened a criminal case under Part 2 of Article 285.1 of the Criminal Code of Russia (diversion of budgetary funds on a large scale)," an official statement is quoted by ITAR-TASS.
The estimated budget of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan for 2012 amounted to more than 28 million rubles.
The circumstances of the misuse are being investigated.
