COURT OF LAW, FORCES
THE FORMER SENATOR FROM KOMI BEGAN TO TESTIFY AGAINST GAYZER
SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 ADMIN LEAVE A COMMENT
The former senator from Komi Yevgeny Samoilov began to testify against the head of the region Vyacheslav Gayzer accused of organizing a criminal group and fraud. This was stated by the investigator at a meeting in Moscow’s Basmanny Court which on Sunday 20 September to examine the application of the arrest Samoilov said «Interfax» .
The investigation came out for the premises of the former member of the Federation Council in custody since remaining free and being able to dispose of significant amounts of money the person involved may try to escape and use his connections in law enforcement and government authorities to obstruct the investigation. His defense counsel requested to send the suspect under house arrest or leave at liberty on bail. As a result the court agreed with the position of the investigation and ordered the arrest of former senator until 18 November.
As the Tass the investigator said that Samoilov admitted guilt and give damning testimony.
Earlier on Sunday the Basmanny Court sent under house arrest until November 18 entrepreneur Yuri Bondarenko also one of the defendants in the case on the organization of a criminal group and fraud. Prior to this were taken into custody himself Gaiser and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic Konstantin Romadanov.
Information about the criminal complaint against the head of the Komi appeared on Saturday September 19. It was noted that the suspects are 19 leaders and members of the criminal community led Gaizer his deputy Alexei Chernov and entrepreneurs Valeri Veselov and Alexander Zarubin. According to investigators during the period from 2006 to 2015 they committed a crime the purpose of which was acquisition of state property. On Saturday evening a source in law enforcement Tass reported the arrest of 19 people.