The former head of an oncology center in Ingushetia was given a suspended sentence instead of a real one.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia has increased the sentence of Musa Gezgiev, former head physician of the Republican Oncology Dispensary, replacing his 4.5-year suspended sentence with a full prison term of the same length.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in September 2025, the court relaxed the preventive measure for Magomed-Bashir Balayev, former Minister of Health of the Republic, who was arrested in July on charges of embezzlement totaling over 53 million rubles. Balayev served as the chief physician of the Republican Oncology Dispensary.

The Supreme Court of Ingushetia, in an appeal, increased the sentence of Musa Gezgiev, former chief physician of the Republican Oncology Dispensary, replacing the four-and-a-half-year suspended sentence imposed by the trial court with the same term of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Gezgiev was remanded in custody after the verdict was announced. Furthermore, the dispensary's civil suit resulted in Gezgiev being awarded damages in the amount of over 10 million rubles, the court's press service reported on its Telegram channel on February 25.

According to the prosecution, in 2021, Gezgiev entered into a contract with a private supplier from which the oncology dispensary purchased counterfeit drugs for the treatment of cancer.

It should be noted that Gezgiev himself does not admit guilt.

Earlier, the Magas District Court sentenced the 38-year-old doctor to four years and six months' suspended imprisonment with a three-year probationary period, and disqualified him from holding positions in the civil service and local government bodies related to the implementation of organizational and administrative functions for two years.

However, the prosecutor filed an appeal against this sentence. The defense attorney also appealed the decision, Interfax clarified.