MOSCOW, September 26 (RAPSI) – Radzhab Abdulatipov, the brother of ex-head of Dagestan Ramazan Abdulatipov and lawmaker of the republic’s People's Assembly, has been arrested on suspicion of participation in a criminal gang, the Investigative Committee’s press service reports Wednesday.

Charges will be brought against Abdulatipov soon, the statement reads. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison.

According to investigators, gang members took bribes for illegal disability confirmation for people.

Earlier, the chief of the republican medical and social assessment service Magomed Makhachev was arrested as part of the case.