Customs give good

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed the Ministry of Finance to introduce the candidacy of the ex-head of the Federal Customs Service of Andrei Belianov to the post of chairman of the board of the Eurasian Development Bank (EABR). The corresponding order is published on the government website.

EBR is an international financial organization established in 2006 by Russia and Kazakhstan to promote the development of the market economy of the member states and the expansion of mutual trade and economic ties. Bank shareholders - six states in Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

On July 26, 2016, searches were carried out in the Bolerynin office and the country house as part of the investigation of the criminal case of part 3 of Article 200.2 of the Criminal Code (illegal movement across the customs border of alcohol products on a large scale). During a search in the house of Belyaninov, investigators found cash in different currencies. Also, as the investigation reported, “items and documents that are relevant for investigating a criminal case and value for a total amount of about 100 million rubles were seized. Belyaninov himself told the investigators that this is "family accumulations."

Two days later, Belyaninov was dismissed "of his own free will."

The case, which the head of the FCS was held, was initiated at the end of March 2016 against the general director of the St. Petersburg Holding "Forum" Dmitry Mikhalchenko and the top managers of the company "Contrail of the Logistics of the North-West" Ilya Pichko and Anatoly Kinzersky. He was charged with the import into the country through the port of Ust-Luga near St. Petersburg of a large batch of cognac Courvoisier of 1912 under the guise of building sealant.

In December 2016, Vladimir Putin, during a press conference, called the information about the case about the case in the media unacceptable in the media, a witness to which Belyaninov passed. “There was no case against him. The fact that investigative actions, searches and something similar were thrown into the media is unacceptable. They are damaged by the business and personal reputation of any person,” the president said.

On December 23, Kommersant, citing his sources, informed Belleninov returned the money and values ​​that were seized from him during the search . According to the sources of the publication, Belyaninov was also invited to take a kind of "important position".