The highest cretinism

President Vladimir Putin supported or even initiated the publication of the recording of the conversation of the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin with the former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, accused of receiving a bribe. It is reported by Bloomberg with reference to two sources.

On September 5, at the hearing in the Ulyukaev case in the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow, representatives of the state prosecution announced the deciphering of the wiretaps of telephone conversation and conversation during the meeting of the Minister and the head of Rosneft before the detention. The agency calls the judge’s decision to allow the publication of records “unexpected” and damage to Sichin.

At the same court hearing, the prosecutor Boris Nizozhny said that Sechin personally handed over to Ulyukaev a bag with $ 2 million. When transferring money, the Vice President of Rosneft, General of the FSB Oleg Feoktistov, also attended. At the same time, Sechin himself conducted an audio recording using special equipment during an operational experiment in relation to Ulyukaev.

On September 8, Sechin called the Kommersant in an interview with “professional cretinism” an announcement in the court of his conversations with Ulyukaev. "This is a professional cretinism. There are things that should be closed from all sides and from all points of view. There should not be even thought that this can be released! There is information containing GOSTain," said the head of Rosneft.

Sechin clarified that GOSTINE includes some information in a conversation that "do not belong to him personally." Sechin explained that these are not words about the absence of prospects for cooperation with Japan and China. “By the way, I didn’t say anything like that,” he added. According to the head of Rosneft, the process of ex-minister must be carried out in closed mode.

On the same day, Rosbalt, citing a source familiar with the circumstances of the case, said that when detaining Ulyukaev, Sechin, contrary to the instructions of the FSB officers, did not utter keywords that would indicate that a bribe was located in the hand. "In a conversation with Ulyukaev, two points should have been announced. Firstly, it is indicated that the money is in the bag. For example:" There are two, according to your assignment. "Secondly, it is indicated that the money is transmitted under the threat of troubles for" Rosneft ". For example:" I think, there will be no more problems on your line. " Its part does not suspect that Ulyukaev understands that he is in the bag and for what they are given it, ”the source said.

According to the interlocutor of the agency, it was originally assumed that the process over Ulyukaev would be closed, but then "everything changed sharply" and "there is a feeling that such a team came from above." The ex-minister can be pronounced an acquittal, the source believes.

Late in the evening of November 14, 2016, Ulyukaev was detained when leaving the Rosneft building. The next day he was sent under house arrest . Then Vladimir Putin illegally, without the necessary presentation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, fired the official "due to the loss of trust." The ex-minister is charged with part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe by public servants on an especially large amount with extortion), which provides for from 8 to 15 years of the colony.

Ulyukaev does not admit his guilt. On August 16, at the first hearing, on the merits of his business, Ulyukaev accused Sechin and Feoktistov of provoking a bribe . TFR, the ex-minister emphasized, fabricated the prosecution, "which is based exclusively on the testimony of Sechin." Certificates confirming the unreasonableness of the prosecution, investigators ignored.