The investigation has tightened charged former governor of the Komi – RBC

Republic of Komi Former governor Vyacheslav Gaiser

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The investigation filed ex-head of Komi Vyacheslav Gaiser more serious article charges – taking bribes on a large scale. A bribe investigators believe getting the assets of former Senator Eugene Samoilov

Bribe stocks

The investigation reclassify one of the articles of the charges the former head of the Komi Republic Vyacheslav Gaiser with fraud on a grave part – accepting a bribe on a large scale (part 6 st.290 CC). This RBC told two sources close to the investigation, and confirmed the lawyer Vyacheslav Leontiev accused. The press service of the Investigative Committee stressed that the case against Gayzer is in the process of investigation, but details, except those already promulgated, is not available in this case.

The prosecution in the new edition Gaiser was charged in late August , say sources close to the investigation RBC. Now, in conjunction Gaiser charged four of crimes of the Criminal Code: the creation of a criminal association, bribery on a large scale, laundering of proceeds from crime and fraud (210, 290, 174.1 and 159 of the Criminal Code). The maximum penalty under article “bribe in especially large amount” may be imprisonment for up to 15 years. According to the new charges of the former head faces a maximum term of imprisonment – 25 years for multiple offenses. But the same term he could be appointed until the weighting of one of the articles of charge.

A bribe prosecution believes the transfer in 2014 of 50% of the shares of the company “Car center” on the balance of which is the hotel “Avalon”, persons , controlled by the republic’s administration, say sources close to the investigation. Goodies “Avalon” – a 9-storey building in the center of Syktyvkar, built in 2007. According to the booking portal Booking.com hotels, three-star hotel has 103 rooms and offers them at a price of 4.4 thousand. Rub.

This asset, told RBC interlocutors previously belonged to the former senator of the Republic of Komi Yevgeny Samoilov. According to the investigation, with the patronage of his business in 2014, Samoilov gave it to the people Gayzer. As the database SPARK, 25% in 2014. The shares of the company “Car center” were recorded on offshore Cyprus company Samoilov Catamour Hoklings Limited, and the second part (another 25%) – sister of one of its managers, Svetlana Kalpunovu. In 2014, both shares were formally sold to businessman Alexei Sokolov, insists the investigation.

Entrepreneur Sokolov, according to the basis of SPARK, in October 2014 he became the owner of 50% shares of the company “Car center”, and in 2015 the asset was transferred controlled by the government of the republic of “Hotel Service”, which owns it now. Another 50% of the company “Car center” in 2011, belongs to the company “Hotel Complex».

According to the prosecution, to make these deals look legal, the accused persuaded Samoilova write IOUs in the amount of 129 million rubles., Tell RBC sources. They also do a loan issued and purchased six bank bills worth 27.5 million rubles. Receipts and bills began formal payment for transactions of purchase and sale of shares of the hotel, according to investigators. . The real value of the asset exceeds 160 million rubles, considered the prosecution

«The new charge has hundreds of pages, but half of them concerns the duties Gayzer and other defendants, -. Told RBC attorney Leontyev. – Samoilov transferred their property due to debts to third parties. And here Gaiser? “According to the lawyer, on such trumped up charges could be brought to responsibility of all countries of governors.

The main witness

Gaiser and Samoilov were detained at Domodedovo airport in September 2015. Then, in addition to criminal liability Gayzer were involved another 19 people, 15 of whom were in detention centers. In May 2016 Samoilov was transferred to house arrest. According to sources RBC close to the investigation, Samoilova status can now be changed with the defendant on the witness stand.

Immediately after the arrest Samoylov made a confession, which served as important evidence against the republic’s leadership. He said that since 2007 has been one of the investors in the country and talked about the acquisition of various assets of the region, the source said RBC close to the investigation. According to him, from the very beginning in fact appeared Syktyvkar (timber company) and LDK (Sawing and Woodworking Combine), a regional dairy, concrete products plant, as well as the “Komi road company”. Official charges Gaiser and others involved in the case were initially charged only in the creation of a criminal association, and two counts of fraud.