BBC: 2 million dollars for transfer to Ulyukaev found Feoktistov

2 million dollars transferred in November last year at the headquarters of Rosneft to the then head of the Ministry of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, the vice president-the head of the company's security service, the FSB General Oleg Feoktistov found. This was reported by the BBC with reference to the editorial office of the editorial office of a closed interrogation of the security forces at the court at the trial of the former minister on September 20.

According to Feoktistov, colleagues from the FSB informed him of the need to conduct an “operational experiment” and instructed to find cash for him. 2 million dollars, the general said in court, he "asked his good friend, private investor." “Without explaining to him the reasons: he still does not know why this money,” Feoktistov assured. The name of a "good friend" does not appear in the publication.

The investor continued the general, brought him 2 million to the headquarters of Rosneft. “I also took them to the corresponding unit of the security service, where I transferred them to the employee according to the act,” said the security forces.

On the morning of November 14, 2016, on the day of Ulyukaev’s visit to the chief executive director of Rosneft Igor Sechin, the FSB operatives again brought money to the company's headquarters. One of the visitors, Feoktistov said, instructed Sechin how to behave during a meeting with the Minister. The operative advised the head of Rosneft, "so that the line (his) behavior was absolutely normal" and "so that there were no provocations." The fact that it was to say to Ulyukaev that visitsers did not give recommendations to Sichin, concluded Feoktists.

Sechin himself, in his testimony, also reported that it was Feoktistov who was engaged in the search for money for an “operational experiment”, notes the BBC, referring to the editorial office of a copy of the protocols.

According to the case file, the publication also says, it was the Feoktistov who compiled a denunciation of Ulyukaev - Sechin only signed this paper.

On November 28, the judge of the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow Larisa Semenova, after four inappropriately, Sechindid not call him up again for interrogation, although the defense of Ulyukaeva achieved this, and at the same time refused the accusation of the testimony of the head of Rosneft, given the investigation. Thus, prosecutors in the debate that will be held on Monday will not be able to refer to the testimony of Sechin, who was a key witness to the prosecution.

In such a situation, Feoktistov became the main witness of the prosecution.

In early October, The Bell already reported the interrogation of Feoktistov in court . However, that publication did not contain those details that the BBC now brought.

Ulyukaev 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 from 8 to 15 years of the colony. According to the plot of the case, the official demanded that Rosneft have money for the legitimate issuance of a positive conclusion and evaluate "regarding the purchase of a state stake in Bashneft with this company. Otherwise, the accusation claims, he threatened to create obstacles to the work of Rosneft.

On the evening of November 14, 2016, FSB operatives detained an official at the state -owned office after a meeting with Sechin. At this meeting, the head of Rosneft in the presence of Feoktistov handed Ulyukaev a bag, where, as it turned out after the detention of the minister, there were $ 2 million. According to Ulyukaev himself, he was sure that the bottle of wine was in the bag. At the same time, Sechin personally led a hidden audio recording of the conversation.

Ulyukaev is placed under house arrest. Hearing on the merits of his affairs continues on August 16. At the first meeting, the defendant accused Sechin and Feoktistov of provoking a bribe. Ulyukaev also announced a provocation arranged by Sichin during the judicial investigation, during interrogation on November 27.