Duma deprived Ilya Ponomarev immunity of deputies – BBC Russian

• 7 April 2015

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Since last autumn Ponomarev, being a State Duma deputy, is located outside of Russia

Russian Duma MPs voted for deprivation of a former member of the “Fair Russia” Ilya Ponomarev parliamentary immunity.

” For “438 parliamentarians spoke. The only one who voted “against” Dmitry Gudkov appeared.

The call to deprive deputy immunity in the State Duma earlier asked Attorney General’s office, which imputes Ponomarev accused of embezzling complicity in the fund “Skolkovo”.

Located in the US now considers the charges against Ponomarev himself politically motivated and argues that the actions of Russian investigators go beyond the legal field.

Asked by BBC Russian Service of a possible return to Russia, Ponomarev said he wanted to return “as soon as possible “but in the current situation it will all depend on how you will develop a criminal case.

” In the context of anti-Russian activities “

Documents from the Prosecutor General’s Office of removal from Ponomarev parliamentary immunity came to the State Duma in late March.

The first deputy head of the faction “Fair Russia” Mikhail Emelyanov then said that he considered the requirement with regard to the Attorney General Ponomarev logical “in the context of its anti-Russian activities”.

Ilya Ponomarev, who was elected to the State Duma of the “Fair Russia”, on many issues, did not share the party line: participated in opposition rallies, and was the only deputy who voted against the inclusion of the Crimea to Russia.

In 2013, Ponomarev was expelled from the party “Fair Russia”, but he remains a member of the Social Revolutionary faction in the State Duma. Party leader Sergei Mironov has repeatedly demanded Ponomarev pass the parliamentary mandate.

In early 2014 Ponomarev on court was found guilty of poor performance of the contract with the fund “Skolkovo” and fined 2.7 million rubles. Oppositionist failed to challenge the decision in the higher courts.

The very politicians say that does not recognize guilt, because, in his opinion, did the work completely. He also said he has no plans to seek asylum outside of Russia.

go to the person

During the debate on the withdrawal of the mandate of the deputies of the first deputy prosecutor general Russian Alexander Buksman, which, inter alia, noted that, according to investigators, Ponomarev is “an accomplice in the form of complicity,” and during the cooperation with the “Skolkovo” the deputy wrote reports about the alleged lecture them, which really did not were read.

Sam Ponomarev comments BBC Russian Service called it a lie, and added that “on this subject there is a court decision”.

Colleagues Ponomarev during performances State Duma deputy repeatedly concerning the identity.

In particular, a member of the LDPR faction Alexei Didenko Ponomarev accused that he “came to the State Duma in dirty clothes,” and then I remembered that Ilya Ponomarev was the only deputy who voted against at the moment when the question of the fate of the Crimea.

“He voted against the preservation of the state integrity of the Russian Federation”, – said Didenko. Former colleague Ponomariov in the party “Fair Russia” Andrei Rudenko Ponomarev called “spot, which fell on the party”.

Stripped of immunity MP commented on the charges as follows: “Let it remain on the conscience of the people. It is better to be physically dirty than moral, and the State Duma is full of such people “.

At the same time Oksana Dmitrieva, who had just emerged from the” Fair Russia “(voted for deprivation of immunity), believes that Ponomarev still broke the law on the status of deputy which prohibits any gainful activity, except teaching, research and “other creative”.

“The legal basis for the removal of immunity is. So what he did – not scientific and creative activity, and in fact, consulting, or intermediary or advertising, “- said Dmitriev Bi-bi-si.

” On the other hand, I do not like themselves very frequent removal facts immunity of deputies. If it enters the system, sooner or late, as it has been with a colleague [Communist Vladimir] Bessonov, simply remove the immunity for political activities – something for which, in fact, given the parliamentary immunity “- added Dmitrieva.

Without immunity

Ilya Ponomarev was the 10th of Deputies, which the State Duma stripped of immunity during his work in the history of post-Soviet Russia.

In 1995, this procedure was subjected to the founder of the financial pyramid “MMM” independent deputy Sergei Mavrodi, in 1998 – an independent deputy from Dagestan Nadir Khachilaev.

In 2001, the decision of the State Duma of the third convocation was stripped of his parliamentary immunity co-chairman of the party “Liberal Russia”, deputy chairman of the Duma Committee on Budget Vladimir Golovlev.

Mavrodi after the withdrawal of immunity was sentenced to a prison term, Khachilaev Golovlev and were subsequently killed.

In 2010, the State Duma of the fifth convocation voted for deprivation of immunity of deputies of the LDPR faction Ashot Yeghiazaryan. With regard Eghiazarian which according to some reports, in the US, brought several cases of fraud.

In 2012, the State Duma stripped of immunity and agreed to criminal proceedings against a deputy Communist Party Vladimir Bessonov, which consequently suspected of resisting police.

In February 2013, the State Duma of the sixth convocation deprived deputies from the Communist Party Konstantin Shirshov parliamentary immunity and consent to bring him to justice.

In May 2014 the Moscow City Court sentenced to Shirshov five years in prison for attempted fraud on a large scale.

In February 2013, the State Duma gave its consent to the deprivation of inviolability of the Prosecutor General Oleg Mikheev of “Fair Russia”. The case against the deputy was closed April 24, 2014.

In June 2014, the State Duma of the sixth convocation deprived of immunity head of the committee on information policy Alexei Mitrofanov of the “Fair Russia”. Prosecutors accuse the deputy in an attempt to fraud, he denied the charges.

In July 2014, the State Duma voted for deprivation of immunity Nikolai Parshin of the Communist Party. Prosecutor General’s Office would like to draw the deputy responsible for fraud on a large scale. Parshin denies guilt.