Another former head of Komi has become involved in the Gaizer case

The former head of the Komi Republic Vladimir Torlopov, who held this post in 2002-2010, was summoned as a suspect for interrogation in the case of his successor Vyacheslav Gaizer. This was reported by Interfax, citing a source familiar with the situation.

“On Wednesday, Torlopov’s lawyer was handed a summons to appear for interrogation as a suspect in the high-profile Gaiser case,” the source said.

In turn, a TASS source in law enforcement agencies said that a criminal case had been opened against Torlopov under the article “organization of a criminal community and participation in it” (Article 210 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). according to the agency, the case is "directly linked" to the Gaiser case.

“It is known that tomorrow, October 6, one of the Moscow courts will choose a measure of restraint. The investigation intends to petition for house arrest," the TASS interlocutor said.

• The head of the Komi Republic, Vyacheslav Gaizer, was detained in September 2015. According to the investigation, he and other defendants in the case, including high-ranking officials and businessmen from Komi, created a criminal gang engaged in the theft of state property. 15 suspects were arrested, during 2016 three were released under house arrest. One of the defendants in the case, businessman Anton Fayershtein, committed suicide in August in a pre-trial detention center.
• In September 2016, Yevgeny Olkhovik, co-owner of the Renova holding, and Boris Vainzikher, head of T Plus, a member of the holding, were detained for giving bribes to the former leadership of Komi. They were transferred to Syktyvkar and placed under arrest. The former T Plus top manager Mikhail Slobodin, who had headed Vimpelcom in recent years, was put on the wanted list in the case (after the Investigative Committee declared him a defendant in the case, he resigned).