A Moscow court has arrested the end of April Sakhalin Governor Alexander Khoroshavina, as well as his adviser Andrei Ikramova. Both were arrested in the morning after a night of investigation and taken to Moscow by plane. Horoshavin suspected of receiving a large bribe at the conclusion of a state contract for the construction of one of the blocks of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk CHP.
Late Wednesday Basmanny Court has defined the measure of restraint detainee Sakhalin Governor Alexander Horoshavin. He was arrested until 27 April. For the same period in custody concluded his advisor Andrew Ikramov. Both were taken into custody in the courtroom.
Horoshavin requested to appoint him to house arrest – his wife lives in Moscow, or release on bail of 5 million rubles.
Investigators believe that the head of the region received a bribe of $ 5.6 million at the conclusion of a state contract for the construction of one of the blocks of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk CHP. Money is the main suspect passed a witness in a criminal case – director of “Energostroy” Nicholas Crane, said “Interfax” lawyer Yuri Ikramova Syuzyumov. Crane was arrested in September last year. During the investigation, he testified. “Energostroy” was the general contractor for the construction of the fourth unit at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk CHPP-1 – the most modern in the Far East. It was launched in October 2013.
At the trial, the prosecutor stated that Horoshavin sent the stolen money to accounts in Hong Kong and China, “Interfax».
As it became known, the search began on the night of Wednesday, March 4, when the governor Alexander Horoshavin was at work, and lasted until the morning (local time). Events were held with the participation of FSB operatives. Were searched not only Khoroshavina office, but also the offices of his deputies, advisors and assistants. As a consequence, and peered into the Sakhalin Region office in Moscow.
«In Moscow apartment, cottage and residence Khoroshavina seized large sums of money in rubles and foreign currency, a large amount of jewelry, expensive watches and phones. The searches are continuing, “- said spokesman Vladimir Markin TFR.
As a result, after the events Horoshavin and his staff were flown to Moscow for further investigation. It is reported that the governor was taken to the plane in handcuffs.
In the absence of the head of the field of management took over the chief of staff of the governor and the government of Sergei Karaganov . He said the government is working “in the normal mode.”
While the governor is not charged, but there is a version that it can be linked with scandals on construction of Sakhalin “Rosstroy,” says the head of the Political expert group Konstantin Kalachev: “There is major fraud, opened a lot of criminal cases. But this assumption until no more. On Sakhalin write with reference to efesbeshnikov that kept during detention and interrogation good person lost. There are two major players – “Gazprom” and “Rosneft”. But with “Rosneft” should be friends anymore. The trend is that the governor can not create an attractive region is not the slightest reason to take him by the gills. You need to have good relations with all the key players. Can not be substituted.
Horoshavin were sending signals for a long time. And through the media and through the ONF.
The governor of the region, in whose territory the conflict of interest largest state-owned companies, we must be doubly careful. Rigidity confirms his allies and his fight for political survival. Not to the run. Had to get the last argument. ”
The clouds began to gather over Khoroshavin even earlier, when the movement “All-Russia People’s Front” (ONF) has been actively criticizing the governor. Usually such criticism is regarded as a signal to the Kremlin. Last fall, the ONF has criticized the budget government spending Sakhalin Oblast. In his antireytinge “Index extravagance” “veterans” have put the region in first place for the costs of charter flights to guide the authorities in the region intended to spend for this purpose 44 million rubles. in 2014, which is two times more than the amount on the support of the Great Patriotic War.
In September, activists of the Popular Front program “for fair procurement” found that the new design of the regional Government House has been spent over 850 million rubles. “Veterans” indicated “nanounitazy” hydromassage (with remote control total cost – 200 thousand. rub.) and curtains in the governor’s administration cost 1.5 million rubles. Prior to this, in July ONF argued that the regional administration was willing to spend for publication in the Federal Edition 1.5 million rubles. In January, the Sakhalin accused of funding problems preparing for the Paralympic Games snowboarder Cyril Finkelman disabled. In March, told about the theft of 4.5 million rubles., Intended for the purchase of mobile reception for the governments in the region. Also the regional authorities were criticized for the love of the purchase of luxury cars.
At the end of 2013, President Vladimir Putin has recommended to the Governor to allocate additional funds for the construction of kindergartens, and not the image.
The head of the fund “Petersburg Politics” Mikhail Vinogradov believes the detention is not the first governor in the last year an attempt to demonstrate the spirit of anti-corruption authorities on the grounds regions heavyweights: “It has been in the Novosibirsk region, partly in the Chelyabinsk region, there was an attempt to Krasnoyarsk Territory. Economically, the area was attractive, politically Horoshavin was neither an allergen or heavyweight. Although the question of who will control the region (one of the most performed the crisis due to the commodity economy roll), is no less important. ”
Vinogradov said that the case Khoroshavina – this is the second after the head of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug Alexei BARINOVA precedent detention (arrest) the official, who is in the position of governor. Usually governors detained and arrested after displacement.
Konstantin Kalachev said that the authorities will arrest as a case in the fight against corruption, “Like, no untouchables. As I have said many times, start with the governors. Other governors must attend to the problems of relations with the state corporations, PPG and the presence of “political roof.” Fortunately, the donor regions have little, oil-gas is not everywhere. ”
In the latest ranking Kremlin-Civil Society Development Foundation Horoshavin was near the end of the table, on the 76-77 th place. Lowest place Khoroshavina Kalachev treats as an obvious sign of the governor.
After the detention of Alexander Khoroshavina coordinate the work of the executive authorities of Sakhalin until the appointment of the Acting Governor will Karaganov, head of the governor and the regional government – the first vice-governor.
«On Thursday Karaganov goes to the presidential administration. Say, considering three candidates for the interim – Karaganov, a member of the Federation Council Alexander Verkhovsky, a State Duma deputy George Charles, “- says Kalachev.
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