The detainee Sakhalin governor sent under guard to Moscow – RBC

Governor brought to Moscow

Khoroshavina himself, as well as advisor to Governor Andrew Ikramova chapter and its secretariat Andrei Usachev sent to the capital protected by scheduled flight . Law enforcement authorities raided and confiscated documents in the building of the Sakhalin Oblast Administration.

After a swift action, according to a source in the administration of RBC, which lasted until dawn on March 4, Sakhalin Governor Alexander Horoshavin, the head of his secretariat Andrei Usachev and Advisor to the Governor Andrew Ikramov were detained. All three were taken to Moscow, the source said RBC.

The night before, RBC sources in the presidential administration said that the searches were held in the offices of first vice-governor of the Sakhalin area, and the head of the region became involved in the case. Searches were also held in the Moscow office of Sakhalin.

According to another source close to Horoshavin, a criminal case was instituted against the Ikramova. He since 2009 working as an advisor of the regional governor, in 2011, was also the president of the football club “Sakhalin”. In addition, he is president of the volleyball women’s team “Sahalinochka».

RBC has not yet managed to find an article of the Criminal Code, according to which instituted the proceedings.

Version officials

Source Interfax in the regional administration binds detention Sakhalin governor to criminal cases, excited Investigation Department (SU) TFR against two major construction companies in the region – LLC “Rosstroy” and LLC “Energostroy».

At the end of December 2014 “Rosstroy” have been tested, initiated more than a dozen criminal cases involving the provision of false bank guarantees at the conclusion of government contracts for the construction of the Sakhalin region and numerous other violations of the Criminal Code. In February 2015, SU TFR has opened a criminal case against the director of the Sakhalin Ltd. “Energostroy” who is suspected under the Criminal Code “Hiding the company’s cash, the expense of which must be done collecting back taxes».

According to the investigation, the suspect, knowing the company’s arrears on taxes, organized the financial transactions of the enterprise and its contractors so that the funds have not been put to the account “of power generating.” As a result, the head of the company hid the cash in the amount of more than 56 million rubles., Who had to go to fill back taxes.

«All the members of the Sakhalin Oblast exercise their powers in accordance with official duties,” – said Deputy Governor, Chief of Staff of the Governor and the Sakhalin Oblast Sergei Karaganov.

Political trail

The searches can have political overtones because Horoshavin planned this year to go to early elections, said the source RBK close to the Kremlin (term expires in 2016). “Most likely, we are talking about trying to Khoroshavina opponents at the federal level to prevent these plans,” – says the source RBC.

According to him, Horoshavin enjoys the support of the head of “Rosneft” Igor Sechin. Khoroshavina last year actively criticized the Popular Front. The forum ONF in December 2013. Co-Chair of the central headquarters of the movement Alexander Brechalov told President Vladimir Putin on state procurement Sakhalin Governor’s article “Improving the image of the governor” for 680 million rubles. “Nothing is impossible to come up with more stupid. Even if under another had some “- said the president.

It was about to spend on the content of the regional media in three years. Over the next year ONF acted with revelations in connection with other spending Khoroshavina. In September, the organization’s website, it was reported that the Government of the Sakhalin area from 2013 to 2014, spent more than 850 million rubles. on costly repairs cabinet area governor and landscaping of the adjacent territory. A number of media and experts interpreted Khoroshavina conflict with ONF as a signal of impending resignation.

The two sides RBC, close to the regional administration and the presidential administration, argued that in September in preparation for the November Forum ONF action, which took place in the presence of Putin planned that will sound again Khoroshavina criticism. However, this did not happen. In September, the head of the presidential administration Sergei Ivanov flew to Sakhalin with verification of the federal Kuril program, which was adopted on his initiative. Iturup Island, where he opened a new airport, Ivanov said he was pleased with the development of the Kuril Islands, and how the local authority. And on Oct. 29 at Khoroshavina were meeting in Moscow, including the first deputy chief of staff Vyacheslav Volodin, according to the source close to the leadership of the region. According to the source of RBC, already assured the governor that he “can work in peace».

According to the analyst Konstantin Kalachev, detention Khoroshavina dissatisfy local elites: the last three governor resigns as “violent” means. He cites the reaction of Sakhalin in social networks: “This tired, honestly. Just want to say, “Get away from us already. Other threats we do not have? Only Sakhalin governor? Tired ».

Kalachev also notes that it is not clear why the investigation verification (according to the official version, Horoshavin detained under investigation verification) demanded arrest of the regional head at five am Sakhalin time. “Presumably, the investigative actions linked to organized before checking the operation of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Relations of the Sakhalin area. It seems that the testimony Ikramova could be the key argument. Resignation Khoroshavina was predictable. I made similar comments a year ago. But here’s detention – a surprise “, – says Kalachev.

Political analyst Alexander Kanev draws attention to the fact that the budget of the region’s de facto surplus, over the past year, the consolidated revenues increased from 95 to 155 billion rubles. – It’s all due to the income tax. According to him, all the scandals of last year related to the appetite for this budget. “If in St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Moscow Region region is headed by politicians at the federal level with the corresponding links, the Sakhalin region – a small region by population, as Horoshavin was associated with the elite who are not. He was associated with the management of “Rosneft” Sergey Bogdanchikov times, you can also say that he was governor largely Medvedev’s, and now he has virtually no serious backers in the federal center, “- said the expert.

Sakhalin include to the “big four” of oil and gas regions of Russia, around which the governors in recent months also broke affair reminds political analyst Mikhail Vinogradov. “Besides, this is not the first attempt in the past year demonstrate the anti-corruption mood in the markets regions heavyweights – as was the case in the Novosibirsk region, partly in the Chelyabinsk region, there was an attempt in the Krasnoyarsk region,” – he said. Economically, the area was attractive, politically Horoshavin was neither an allergen or heavyweight, said Vinogradov. Although the question of who will control the region (one of the most performed the crisis due to the commodity economy roll) is not less important, the expert said.

Governors, is under arrest

Nikolai Podgorny . Governor of the Vologda region (1991 to March 1996). In 1998, acquitted of 19 out of 20 episodes, was sentenced to one year imprisonment. In 1999, the Supreme Court canceled the verdict and sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of bribery, embezzlement, abuse of office, tax evasion. In 2000, released under the amnesty. In 2012-2013, led Agrofirm “North Farm”. In 2014, apply to the court for bankruptcy.

Nikolai Sevryugin . The governor of the Tula region (from 1991 to March of 1997). Soon after the defeat in the gubernatorial election, was arrested on charges of taking bribes and misuse of public funds. In 1999, released on bail in connection with health. In 2000, the trial suspended in the amnesty. He died in May 2002 in Tula.

Vladimir Platov . The governor of the Tver region (1995 to 2003). A criminal case was opened in the period before the election as governor (ranked fourth in the first round with 12.16% of the vote). In 2005 he was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of abuse of office. Vladimir died in 2012.

Vladimir Butov . The governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (since 1996 till 2005). Declared wanted by during his tenure as governor for correspondence charges of abuse of office. Later sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for beating the traffic police.

Alexey Barinov . The governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (2005 through 2006). In May 2006 he was arrested in July 2006, the impeached governor. In 2007, acquitted of all charges except one (privatization donated apartment), sentenced to three years imprisonment. Who led the investigation of his case, Alexander Drymanov February 9, 2015 appointed acting Head of the Main Investigation Department of Insurance in Moscow.

Vyacheslav Dudka . The governor of the Tula region (from 2005 to July 2011). In September 2011, placed under house arrest on charges of taking bribes. Sentenced to 9.5 years in prison. Located in the colony in the Tula region.

This information is based fund “Petersburg Politics»