RBC: the main candidate for the post of head of the Moscow Investigative Committee after the arrest of Drymanov was the head of the department in Tatarstan

The head of the Investigative Committee in Tatarstan, Pavel Nikolaev, became the main candidate for the post of head of the department in Moscow, told RBC. a source in the central office of the Investigative Committee and an interlocutor close to the department

According to them, Nikovaev was offered to take this post together with the arrested Alexander Drymanov last week. The appointment is expected to take place in mid-September. Now the head of the Moscow Investigative Committee is listed on the department’s website as Andrey Strizhov.

As RBC notes, Nikolaev is called a person close to Bastrykin.

“This figure is very strong. Stronger than Drymanov. It was installed in Tatarstan in 2007 by Bastrykin personally,” the publication’s interlocutor said.

The head of the Moscow region department of the Investigative Committee, Andrei Markov, was also considered for the post of head of the Moscow Investigative Committee, “but later this personnel decision was revised,” adds RBC, without specifying for what reason.

Alexander Drymanov was detained on July 17. He was charged under Part 5 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe on a large scale) and Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale). RBC sources close to the investigation said that the case was connected with receiving a bribe for the release from the pre-trial detention center of Andrei Kochuykov, an assistant of thief in law Zakhary Kalashov (Shakro Molodoy).

The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow arrested Drymanov until September 12; the accused does not admit guilt.