Where are the summons for interrogation?

New Gazeta continues to seek a criminal case on theft of 11 billion rubles from the budget

The Prosecutor General’s Office and the FSB of the Russian Federation finally responded to the investigation of the “new” about how 11 billion rubles were stolen from the budget. The FSB pushed to the prosecutor’s office, and the Prosecutor General’s office sent two mutually exclusive answers ...

Recall that in No. 36 dated April 2, the material of the novel Anin “VAT” was published in Novaya Gazeta. How billions left Russia. Schemes, names, banks. " However, law enforcement agencies responded to a journalistic investigation, which reported on specific crimes, silence. Apparently, all the forces of the police, the prosecutor's office, the FSB and the Investigative Committee were abandoned to monitor blogs of opposition citizens - on the fact of publications in them, pre -investigation checks and even criminal cases are brought regularly, another thing - theft from the budget, which, quite likely, can be related to high -ranking officials.

After waiting for some time, we sent requests to the Prosecutor General, the Investigative Committee and the FSB, providing them with the phrase: we ask you to consider the publication of the VAT with a statement of the crime.

The Investigative Committee answered the first - the request from the General Prosecutor General “on belonging”, although he could independently institute criminal proceedings ( see “New Gazeta” of April 27 ).

The latter was answered by the FSB of the Russian Federation - April 28. This letter turned out to be very sophisticated and - substantial:

And here is what we asked the director of the FSB Mr. Bortnikov.

"1. Was your service a pre -investigation check on the fact of the publication of VAT, as the current legislation requires? 2. If so, who spends it? If not, why?

We also want to draw your attention to the fact that during the journalistic investigation of multi -billion dollar thefts, we allegedly established the connection of these events with the so -called “Magnitsky case”. Namely: the same persons, commercial structures and state bodies, which were accused of the theft of 5.4 billion rubles, the deceased lawyer Hermitagecapital can have relations to theft.

In this regard, we ask you to answer the following questions:

1. Do you know that your subordinates were directly related to the criminal prosecution of S. Magnitsky?

2. On what basis is General Viktor Voronin in 2007 sanctioned operational-search measures against employees of Hermitagecapatals FireStoundUndUNDUNCANPO to suspicion of tax crimes if this category of crimes does not belong to the fabricity of the FSB of the Russian Federation?

3. Is it true that some of the documents of the Moscow HERMITAGECAPAPATALA FireStoundUNCANCANCA were sent to the FSB of the Russian Federation seized during the search (Summer 2007).

4. Is it true that the FSB officers of the Russian Federation, in particular, Captain Kuvaldin and Captain Laguntsov, carried out operational support of the investigation of criminal cases against Sergey Magnitsky, William Brider and Ivan Cherkasov?

5. Is it true that Captain Laguntsov prepared a certificate that Sergey Magnitsky draws up a visa to the UK, which became one of the grounds for making a decision on the election of a Magnitor preventive measure in the form of detention?

6. Was the FSB of the Russian Federation a check of the activities of the Universal Bank of Savings and CJSC Benefit-Bank ever?

You yourself understand that the “answer” who came to arrange an editorial office in no way. It turns out that the Banks and Investment Funds are nightmare “K” inspections - the competence of the FSB, and how to answer - so the prosecutor’s office ... “The New Gazeta” will send a second request, if the result is the same, we will require an answer in court. We remind Director Bortnikov that his service has his own consequence, which can independently institute criminal proceedings within the framework of its jurisdiction, and also check officials and security officials who may be related to the predation - the direct duty of “K” (economic counterintelligence), and the control of “M” (control over power structures), and the management of their own security (since among the security forces involved in the scams, may turn out to be And the "Chekists" themselves).

The Prosecutor General’s Office clearly pulled the answer, and we were already ready to appeal the inaction of Yuri Chaika in court, but immediately after the holidays the reaction still followed. Two answers from two different officials of the prosecutor’s office who contradicted each other came to the editorial office.

Answer from April 17 :

Thank you. However, it is not entirely clear: why should the city prosecutor, not the federal structure? Well, maybe they are very busy and there are no free hands ...

This was followed by another answer - dated April 24 :

And which of the deputies to believe? Why are there two answers?

Most likely, the later reaction did not follow the request of the Novaya Gazeta, but to the dispatch from the Investigative Committee, which decided to shift the heavy load of decision from his shoulders to prosecutors. Well, you got a “return”: you and figure it out.

We hope that answer No. 2 is still closer to the truth-at least some advance. However, such a decision cannot fully satisfy us. Because the case No. 201/344212-12 is currently reminiscent of a garbage can, where all statements about the crime related to theft of funds through illegal return of taxes are thrown away. Even the statements about the crime of colleagues Sergei Magnitsky managed to put in this case, although completely different persons are suspects, and those whom the applicants complained about this case witnesses; And the events of crimes are different.

Help "New"

Criminal case No. 344212 was instituted on December 8, 2010 on the fact of reimbursement of 488 million rubles of VAT company Brisstail LLC from the 28th tax inspectorate. The case was initiated by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the South-Western District of Moscow (the article-“Fraud on an especially large scale”). This criminal case can be considered unique. As far as Novaya Gazeta is known, at the present moment, in addition to the episode with the Brisstail company, there are about 12 more episodes of illegal VAT compensation (a total of billions of rubles) from various tax inspectorates in Moscow. However, within two years, as can be seen from the documents available to Novaya Gazeta, the investigation is conducted extremely sluggishly. The criminal case was transferred several times from one unit to another, investigators changed, but not a single official of the tax inspectorate or other accomplices of theft has yet been charged (so far only “unidentified persons” appear in the documents).

As part of this case, in April 2011, employees of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee, together with the FSB operatives, conducted searches in the Central Office of the Federal Tax Service in Moscow, as well as in the 28th tax inspectorate.

Be that as it may, now we will wait for calls for interrogations. If the journalists of Novaya Gazeta are not interviewed, then it will be possible to conclude: all this opening between the prosecutor’s office and the investigation is not a very elegant attempt to hush up the history of multimillion -dollar thefts.