TFR has opened a criminal case against Ilya Ponomarev of embezzlement in Skolkovo – RBC

State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev

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Message to open a criminal case against Ponomarev published Tuesday on the official website of the Investigative Committee. Earlier instituting proceedings reported by the media, but no official confirmation of this information was not. The report notes that in the absence of Ponomareva TFR in Russia plans to announce an international arrest warrant.

«Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia in relation to a State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev opened a criminal case on grounds of crime under Part. 5 Art. And 33 h. 4 Art. 160 of the Criminal Code (aiding and abetting embezzlement). In accordance with the current legislation on the criminal case was obtained the consent of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation “, – said in a statement.

The fact that a criminal case against Ponomarev, a source told Interfax on May 30. April 7 at the request of the Prosecutor General of the State Duma removed his immunity, allowing investigators to bring him to justice. Then charge the amount figured 22,050,000 rubles., Allegedly with the assistance of Ponomareva were stolen from the fund “Skolkovo».

Investigators believe that the deputy did not fulfill the contract provided by 2010 with the fund “Skolkovo” obligations on drawing up analytical reports and lectures, while receiving the money provided under the contract. Another person involved in the case, the vice-president of “Skolkovo” Alexei Beltyukova accused in obtaining false reports that would legalize money.

From August 2014 Ponomarev lives in the US, RBC was unable to take his comment about Posts TFR, he had previously stated that it had no information to initiate criminal proceedings against him. June 1 his Facebook page Ponomarev said that it will deal with the legal protection of company Amsterdam & amp; Partners LLP.

The representative of the TFR Vladimir Markin in his Twitter Ponomariov invited to return to Russia.

Earlier, the MP said that he lived in the United States due to royalties from the research projects and teaching activities in the US and European universities. It became known yesterday that the leadership of the party “Fair Russia” is going to deprive Ponomarev parliamentary mandate because he too long did not attend the meeting, and the House Committee, which is.

Ilya Ponomarev was the only one of the deputies of the State Duma who voted against joining the Crimea to Russia.