And Lyakh gets into trouble
The prosecutor's office of Khakassia brought charges against the chairman of the industry committee of the government of the republic, Yuri Lyakh. The alleged abuse of official position dates back to the period when Lyakh headed the tax police department for the republic.

Yuri Lyakh headed the Federal Tax Service for Khakassia from the moment of its creation and was in good standing with the leadership. The FSNP has repeatedly stated that its department has never been politically engaged, and has initiated criminal cases, despite the ranks and positions of the defendants. What was the value of the case that Lyakh opened in 1997 against the then deputy chairman of the republican government, Vladimir Abrikosov, who oversaw the construction and housing and communal services complexes! The police found that he had not paid taxes on transactions amounting to 2.5 billion rubles.
In this regard, it is not difficult to imagine what a shock Lyakh’s former subordinates experienced (he had recently joined the government) when searches and seizures of documents were carried out on Friday and Saturday at his home and in the administration itself.
The prosecutor's office says that during the searches, documents were seized indicating Lyakh's illegal acquisition of an apartment when he was the head of the tax police. The apartment was purchased with funds received by the tax police of Khakassia from illegal transactions with promissory notes. These transactions caused damage to the budgets of various levels in the amount of 270 million non-denominated rubles. According to investigators, Lyakh could use this money to provide housing for an entire tax police unit.
At the same time, Lyakh’s acquaintances are confident of his innocence. They say that the action of the prosecutor's office may be connected with the upcoming elections of the head of the republic and deputies of the Supreme Council of Khakassia. Lyakh was going to participate in the latter and more than once stated in the local media that he was going to make public dirt on other candidates, which he had collected while still the chief of the local police.

FEDOR Kommersant-MAXIMOV

Newspaper "Kommersant" No. 164 dated 09/05/2000, page 12