The former head of Roskosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the leadership of the state company was aware of the corruption schemes of Andrei Kalinovsky, who headed the State Space Research and Production Center (GKNPTs) named after him. MV Krunichev. He reported this in his news telegraph channelHe commented on the publication of the Kommersant newspaper on the inclusion of Kalinovsky on the international wanted list on suspicion of embezzlement of about 400 million rubles.
According to Rogozin, the newspaper article says that Kalinovsky misled the leadership of Roskosmos from 2014 to 2017.
“Come on. I’m sure everyone who oversees the activities and purchases of the Krunichev Center in the head office of Roskosmos knows everything. Why are we hanging noodles? If we want to eliminate the cancerous tumor of corruption, the investigation cannot be stopped in Kalinovsky and Co., ”wrote the former head of the state agency .
According to him, on May 25, 2018, the day after he was appointed head of Roscosmos, he fired Andrei Kalinovsky from the post of head of the Krunichev Center.
He emphasized that Kalinovsky, who was hiding in Cyprus, should also be caught.
Last December, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that obliges district officials to inform the prosecution of any attempts to incite corruption.
Source: Gazeta
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