Orenburg Corruption Police Chief Ruslan Abdullin Remains in Custody

The Orenburg Regional Court has upheld the detention of Ruslan Abdullin, a police corruption unit head accused of taking a large bribe.

Feb 19, 2026

Abdullin is accused of bribery in a case involving his department«s anti-corruption efforts.
Source:
Unified press service of the courts of the Orenburg region

The Orenburg Regional Court considered an appeal against the pre-trial restraint measure for another high-ranking police officer, who is accused of receiving a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Russian Criminal Code).

Source:
Unified press service of the courts of the Orenburg region

This concerns Ruslan Abdullin, whose full title is «head of the 4th department of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Orenburg Region». Previously, the Leninsky District Court of Orenburg sent him to a pre-trial detention center until February 27, and now the region«s main court has sided with the prosecution — Abdullin remains in custody.

56.RU reported that earlier, two of Abdullin«s subordinates were also taken into custody — Shafkhat Shamshaev (a deputy who also failed to appeal the pre-trial measure) and Denis Faizullin. Both are accused under the same part of the same article. The press service of the police department stated that all three will be dismissed from the service if their guilt is confirmed.