The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with the publication in the media information about the financing of opposition from the budget. These funds received JSC “BYURO17″ and LLC “Glory” in the execution of government contracts to carry out activities aimed at enhancing the prestige of reading in the park in Moscow. This is stated in a message posted on its website.
A criminal case against the head of JSC “BYURO17″ Alexandrina Markvo and Andrew Mylnikova. Investigators suspect the commission of fraud (Article 159 of the Criminal Code ch.3,4 “Fraud in large and very large scale”). Andrew Myl’nikov named in the report of the Investigation Committee “driver” Markvo and “nominee director” CJSC “BYURO17».
«It was found that in 2010 – 2014 JSC” BYURO17 “concluded with Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications, seven state contracts totaling 13 million rubles. and with the Department of Media and Advertising Moscow nine government contracts totaling 51 million rubles. “, – said the official representative of the Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin on the outcome of the procedural checks. The subject of the contract was to provide services to organize and conduct activities aimed at enhancing the prestige of reading in city parks in Moscow.
Investigators suspect that during the organization of one of the events in 2012 Markvo “at no cost to use the infrastructure created at the expense of the taxpayers of the city and is already in the park. ” In this case, the investigators reported that in official reports speak of “alleged tenancy and incurred in connection with the cost of more than 2 million rubles.”. Municipality, in turn, “on the basis of false information” paid JSC “BYURO17″ these services in full. “Since no real cost to rent the premises Markvo not made, the investigation suggests that they were stolen and used it [Markvo] for their own purposes,” – said Markin.
Also, according to investigators, in 2013 Markvo was kidnapped from the federal budget for the organization and conduct of the contest literary announcements “News from the classics.” For this Markvo, Myl’nikov and “other unidentified persons made false statements about the alleged purchase of prizes to the winners, renting premises for the awards ceremony of the competition, conducting the ceremony itself,” said the SC. However, “The investigation established that no tenancy or ceremony it is not organized.” The amount of damages assessed in the investigation of 500 thousand. Rub.
Investigators suspect that the gifts to the winners were sent by mail, and some have offered to pick them up yourself. In addition, organizers allegedly issued win the competition for cheaper gifts.
As the participants of the events that are organized Markvo, the report of the Investigation Committee referred writers Dmitry Bykov, Lev Rubinstein, Viktor Shenderovich, Boris Akunin and TV Michael Schatz and Tatyana Lazareva. “The result obtained documents under which Schatz and Lazarev in 2011 by ZAO” BYURO17 “received 1 million rubles. But none of them could remember what it was for the event”, – stated in the SC. “Boris Akunin, learning about the call to the investigator, went beyond Russia, Lev Rubinstein and Viktor Shenderovich altogether refused to talk with the investigator, referring to Article 51 of the Constitution. Such a reaction makes you wonder what these people so engaged in the project, organized Markvo and trusted people, which include Vladimir Ashurkov, received notoriety in connection with the election campaign Navalny “- said Markin.
Also, as a consequence of going to give “legal assessment” of actions and of “Glory”, the de facto leader of which, according to the investigation, was Alexandrina Markvo.
Dmitry Bykov told RBC that never participated in the project “book in the park.” “I never spoke parks. For this criminal case, I have nothing to do, “- said the writer. Michael Schatz declined to comment.
The information that the Moscow authorities in 2012 funded opposition Alexei Navalny through the company – organizer of book exhibitions “Byuro17″ Alexandrina Markvo was originally published on the site LifeNews in early November. In this publication several times appeared and disappeared on the site. The author of the material claimed that her sources gave her materials that have confirmed funding from the Moscow mayor’s office and the federal government, including Navalny campaign for mayor of Moscow.
A spokesman for Navalny Cyrus Yarmish denied the information that was is described in the publication. “Information on the financing of the Kremlin Navalny – is a nonsense that we can not even comment,” – says she RBC. He added that the company’s participation Ashurkova law wife, Alexandrina Markvo, tenders Moscow government can ask a very Markvo or her husband. Ashurkov named in conversation with RBC publication nonsense and did not comment on it. Markov calls and letters RBC did not answer. Tass sources in the presidential administration also called this publication nonsense.
With the publication soon became interested in the Investigation Committee. In mid-November, officials began checking suspected Alexandrina Markvo and a number of other persons in the commission of fraud. In early December, the Investigative Committee for questioning were caused by the poet Lev Rubinstein, writer Viktor Shenderovich. During a conversation with RBC Shenderovich and Rubinstein said that under the “Books in the Park”, they were free. “Someone got some money, says the project manager, but we Lev Semenovich [Rubinstein] received nothing,” – said Shenderovich.
Source RBC close to the Moscow mayor’s office, said that investigators also interviewed the deputy mayor of Moscow on regional security issues and information policy Alexander Gorbenko and officials from the department of media and advertising, including the head of Vladimir Chernikov. Information on this familiar confirmed Gorbenko and a source close to the security forces. Spokesman for the mayor of Moscow Gulnara Penkova told RBC that it has no information about calls for questioning employees of the Department of media and advertising.
The festival “Books in the Park” is held annually in the metropolitan parks. During his publishers and booksellers sell books and writers, actors and musicians give lectures, poetry readings and performances.
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