Searches are taking place in the office of the mayor of Novorossiysk

SOCHI, October 12 - RIA Novosti. The searches are taking place in the office of the mayor of Novorossiysk, verification activities and seizure of documents are related to the Chernomorets football club, law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti.

“Searchs are being carried out in the Novorossiysk mayor’s office, security forces are seizing documents from the office of the head of the administration. This is due to contributions of about 250 million rubles, which could have gone to the accounts of non-profit organizations related to the mayor, including FC Chernomorets,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

According to him, the administration of Novorossiysk in 2024 entered into agreements on the integrated development of territories with two developers. Additional agreements allegedly provided for voluntary donations from developers to two organizations associated with the ANO City of Happiness and the Chernomorets football club.

In June, the club reported on the Telegram channel that it had not passed licensing according to financial criteria and would not compete in the “Gold” group of Division A of the Second League in the 2026/27 season.