Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Vladivostok Mayor suspected of bribery – Kommersant

After the searches conducted today in the building of the Vladivostok Administration, Mayor Igor Pushkarev was detained by the Federal Security Service and MRS. He, along with other persons involved is suspected of abuse of power and commercial bribery, a criminal case. The investigation is scheduled to deliver the suspects arrested in Moscow and in the Basmanny District Court.

The official representative SKR Vladimir Markin said that the Department for investigation of particularly important cases of the central office of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the Vladivostok Mayor Igor Pushkarev and other persons grounds of crimes under Part. 3 tbsp. 285 of the Criminal Code (abuse of power, resulting in grave consequences) and h. 3 tbsp. 204 of the Criminal Code (commercial bribery). His details SCR promises to publish later, but said that the case “held active investigations aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the crimes»

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Today in Vladivostok staff TFR and FSB on the littoral have been raided on several locations – in the city administration building, country mansion mayor Igor Pushkarev offices and companies controlled by his family (LLC “Vostokcement” and JSC “Vladivostok butoschebenochny plant”). Some news agencies reported that Mr. Pushkarev has already arrested and transported by plane to Moscow. In the mayor’s office denied this information. “Pushkarev not arrested and is in the workplace”, – assured the “Y” press officer of the city administration. The Federal Security Service of the Primorsky Territory “b” have confirmed the facts of the searches “at the place of residence and work,” Igor Pushkarev. “Investigative measures”, – said the representative office. However, he declined to comment further, explaining that FSB officers carried out operative support in the investigation carried out by MRS.

Unofficially, a law enforcement source said that the mayor Pushkarev “suspected abuses in the allocation of municipal orders. ” However, he confirmed that the investigation “involved investigators, who arrived from Moscow.” According to security officials, a significant portion of municipal contracts for road repairs and supply of building materials has been concluded with the companies owned by the family of the mayor of Vladivostok, and at the same time “is seen damage to the budget»

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41 -year-old member of the “United Russia” Igor Pushkarev was elected mayor of Vladivostok in 2008 and 2013, before that he was the representative of the legislative Assembly of Primorye in the Federation Council. The term of the head of the city administration office expires in 2018. the mayor’s family controls the group “Vostokcement” companies – the largest in the Far East, a manufacturer of building materials. Brother Andrew Pushkarev mayor holds the post of director general of the Criminal Code “Vostokcement”, the second brother Vladimir – the first deputy director of the same company. As reported by the coastal media with reference to the FAS, with the beginning of 2011 to July 2015 with MUP “Roads Vladivostok” City Hall was concluded contracts totaling 7.14 billion rubles., And the main supplier of building materials to the municipal enterprise is a plant belonging to the group companies “Vostokcement».

Primorye legislative Assembly deputy Paul Ashihmin believes that the criminal case against the mayor of Vladivostok “would be on hand,” the governor of Primorye Vladimir Miklushevsky. “Pushkarev is hidden in the confrontation with the head of the region and trying to influence the political processes in the region. It effectively controls the city Spassk-Far and attempts to carry out their candidates for the new composition of the Legislative Assembly of Primorye. Miklushevsky do not like it, “- said the parliamentarian. At the same time, Mr. Ashihmin not rule out that the mayor of Vladivostok problems with law enforcers may soon be resolved. “We Pushkarev has influential patrons in Moscow, and could end up the same way as in and the case of the Governor Darkin,” – the legislator believes

In May 2008, within the framework of the investigation. cases of unlawful alienation gosnedvizhimosti was questioned by the then governor of Primorye Sergey Darkin, and searches were held in his mansion and office. Head of the region has been urgently hospitalized with a diagnosis of “PIS” in cardiac surgery center in Vladivostok, but flew to Moscow two days later, as reported in krayadministratsii, “for further examination and treatment.” Mr. Darkin was treated in the CDB, and then rehabilitation in the sanatorium “Barvikha”. In mid-June, he returned to Vladivostok and again assumed his responsibilities as governor.

However, according to sources, “b”, the Basmanny District Court, whose jurisdiction includes cases investigated by the central office TFR is already waiting on the election materials to the mayor of Vladivostok preventive measure.

it should be noted that the two predecessor Igor Pushkarev on a post of the mayor of Vladivostok were convicted. In December 2007, the Leninsky district court of Vladivostok sentenced the head of administration of Vladivostok Vladimir Nikolayev to four years six months’ imprisonment suspended for excess and abuse of power. And in 1998-2004 headed the mayoralty of the capital of Primorye Yuri Kopylov received two suspended sentences also for excess and abuse of power

Alexei Chernyshev, Vladivostok.; Nikolay Sergeev


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