Recover 9.9 billion rubles. from the former governor of the Penza region, Ivan Belozertsev, to the state in the case of the pharmaceutical company Biotek Boris Shpigel, the lawsuit was sent to court by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reported on November 24. citing your source.
“The Prosecutor General’s Office submitted together with BI Shpigel, EG Shpigel, AA Koloskova, IA Belozertsev… 9.9 billion rubles” the Prosecutor General’s Office submitted an application for appeal on the revenue of the Russian Federation. – said the agency’s interlocutor.
It should be noted that this amount was determined by the control authority. This money was obtained through corruption and should be converted into state revenue.
The lawsuit was sent to the Oktyabrsky District Court of Penza. All defendants are in custody. The trial began in March; Due to Spiegel’s poor health, the hearings are being held at the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center.
Belozertsev is reportedly accused of receiving a large-scale bribe and illegal trafficking of weapons and ammunition. The chairman of the board of directors of Biotek Shpigel, his wife Evgenia and the general director of the Pharmacia company Anton Koloskov are accused of giving a bribe, Belozertsev’s relative Fyodor Fedotov and the driver Gennady Markov are accused of mediation.
The investigation found that the head of the pharmaceutical company from June 2019 to September 2020 personally or through intermediaries transferred bribes to the former governor. Large sums of money, expensive Swiss watches and a luxury car are known to have been transferred. The total amount of bribes exceeded 30 million rubles.
The Investigative Committee considers that thanks to bribes, Biotek gained an advantage in government tenders for the supply of medicines and medical products to the local healthcare system.
Belozertsev is also reported to have illegally purchased weapons and ammunition in 2021, which he kept in his office.
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Source: Rossa Primavera
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