Sechin confirmed the dismissal of the FSB general from Rosneft, who is considered the initiator of the Ulyukaev case

The head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, confirmed the dismissal of FSB General Oleg Feoktistov, who had headed the company's security service for the past six months, from the company.

“This is correct information. He returned to military service, ”Interfax quotes Sechin.

On March 7, Novaya Gazeta wrote about Feoktistov's dismissal from both Rosneft and the FSB. Earlier, the publication reported that it was Feoktistov who initiated the investigation against Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukaev, who was arrested in November 2016 for taking a bribe.

• The Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexei Ulyukaev was detained at the Rosneft office on November 15, 2016. According to investigators, he came to the company's office for a bribe, which he demanded for work on a deal to purchase Bashneft by Rosneft. According to Novaya Gazeta, the case against Ulyukaev was initiated by Feoktistov, who had previously been deputy head of the FSB's own security department.
• In the FSB, Oleg Feoktistov oversaw the detention of the governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh in June 2016 and the governor of the Sakhalin region Alexander Khoroshavin in March 2015. In addition, he personally requested permission to wiretap Boris Kolesnikov, deputy head of the anti-corruption department (who later committed suicide in the building of the Investigative Committee). Federal Drug Control Service General Alexander Bulbov and Interior Ministry General Viktor Syusyura accused Oleg Feoktistov of fabricating cases.