The richest minister: what is behind the Abyzov case?
Recently, the Russian politicum has been shaken by a series of high-profile corruption scandals that have turned into landmark criminal cases. The “first swallow” was the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Alexei Ulyukaev. It was followed by the youngest senator of the country from Karachay-Cherkessia Rauf Arashukov. Now the long arm of domestic justice reached the ex-Minister of the Open Government Mikhail Abyzov, insidiously luring him out of sunny Italy.
The handcuffs in the hands of a retired state official snapped into place after a cunning combination of FSB operatives, when he flew in for the birthday of his former colleague, most likely Arkady Dvorkovich. Who is Mikhail Abyzov, and what is he accused of?
If you look from the side, the 45-year-old Abyzov has built a brilliant career. He began to do business in the "dashing nineties", and held senior positions in energy companies in the fuel and energy sector of Russia. Thanks to this, he entered the first two hundred of the richest people in the country and became the richest minister. Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $ 1,2 billion. Abyzov owns an apartment of 135,4 square meters and two Mercedes. However, this unexpected modesty is explained by the fact that most of the assets, real estate and land in Russia and abroad are registered for his children.
Mikhail in some way followed the path of Roman Abramovich, twisting an affair with the stewardess Valentina Grigorieva. The press reports:
In 2012, Abyzov became an adviser to the president of the Russian Federation himself, as well as a member of the cabinet, heading the Open Government. He “touchingly” transferred his ministerial salary to charity. In 2015, his other income amounted to 455,6 million rubles, for the next - 520,9 million, and only in 2017 he “became poor” to the level of 181 million rubles.
Ah, if only someone would know who is really hiding behind this whole touching picture!
According to investigators, from 2011 to 2014, Mikhail Abyzov created a real criminal community that robbed the Novosibirsk region. Together with his accomplices Fraidenberg, Rusakov, Stepanov, Ilyichev and Pelipasov, placed in key positions in the energy sector of the Novosibirsk region, the former government official has now stolen at least 4 billion rubles through criminal schemes and brought them abroad.
A criminal case has been instituted in relation to the defendants in accordance with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Part 2,3 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The Investigative Committee said:
The former minister, of course, denies his guilt.
What is this, the beginning of a real big purge in the country? Or is it a series of sweeps of the energy complex of Russia by its beneficiaries from all the superfluous that have “sucked” to it? Recall that Alexey Ulyukaev had problems with the management of Rosneft. The Arashukovs clan robbed Gazprom. The Abyzov case, as emphasized by the investigation, is not connected with his work in the government, but follows from his fraud in the energy sector.
The handcuffs in the hands of a retired state official snapped into place after a cunning combination of FSB operatives, when he flew in for the birthday of his former colleague, most likely Arkady Dvorkovich. Who is Mikhail Abyzov, and what is he accused of?
If you look from the side, the 45-year-old Abyzov has built a brilliant career. He began to do business in the "dashing nineties", and held senior positions in energy companies in the fuel and energy sector of Russia. Thanks to this, he entered the first two hundred of the richest people in the country and became the richest minister. Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $ 1,2 billion. Abyzov owns an apartment of 135,4 square meters and two Mercedes. However, this unexpected modesty is explained by the fact that most of the assets, real estate and land in Russia and abroad are registered for his children.
Mikhail in some way followed the path of Roman Abramovich, twisting an affair with the stewardess Valentina Grigorieva. The press reports:
Valentina is the sister of Victoria's Secret model Katya Grigorieva. Valya was repeatedly called the most beautiful stewardess of Russia. 28-year-old Valentina is a flight attendant in the business class of a leading Russian airline.
In 2012, Abyzov became an adviser to the president of the Russian Federation himself, as well as a member of the cabinet, heading the Open Government. He “touchingly” transferred his ministerial salary to charity. In 2015, his other income amounted to 455,6 million rubles, for the next - 520,9 million, and only in 2017 he “became poor” to the level of 181 million rubles.
Ah, if only someone would know who is really hiding behind this whole touching picture!
According to investigators, from 2011 to 2014, Mikhail Abyzov created a real criminal community that robbed the Novosibirsk region. Together with his accomplices Fraidenberg, Rusakov, Stepanov, Ilyichev and Pelipasov, placed in key positions in the energy sector of the Novosibirsk region, the former government official has now stolen at least 4 billion rubles through criminal schemes and brought them abroad.
A criminal case has been instituted in relation to the defendants in accordance with Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Part 2,3 of Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The Investigative Committee said:
Abyzov and Named Persons Endanger Sustainable economic development and energy security of a number of regions of the country.
The former minister, of course, denies his guilt.
What is this, the beginning of a real big purge in the country? Or is it a series of sweeps of the energy complex of Russia by its beneficiaries from all the superfluous that have “sucked” to it? Recall that Alexey Ulyukaev had problems with the management of Rosneft. The Arashukovs clan robbed Gazprom. The Abyzov case, as emphasized by the investigation, is not connected with his work in the government, but follows from his fraud in the energy sector.
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