Russian Guard General Dragomiretsky accused in large-scale bribery case Suspected of “systematic commission” during unit rebuilding

State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein said that Deputy Commander of the Central District of the Russian Guard Corps, Major General Vadim Dragomiretsky, is a defendant in the criminal case for corruption and abuse of power. According to him, Dragomiretsky is suspected of “billion-dollar bribes”.

“This disclosure was the result of joint efforts of the FSB and the National Guard. According to the decision of the director of the Russian Guards, Viktor Zolotov, documents have already been sent on the release and subsequent dismissal of Dragomiretsky, ”the author wrote. telegraph channel.

According to the parliamentarian The general is suspected of “systematically receiving commissions” from a contractor who carried out the rebuilding of a military unit in the Moscow region.. Khinshtein noted that Dragomiretsky could receive 19 million rubles. According to him, “Colonel Kochiev, head of the regional base to store material resources” was part of a criminal plot.

“He was detained by security guards the previous day and is now in a pre-trial detention centre,” the MP said.

Khinshtein also said Dragomiretsky made a confession and pleaded guilty “under the weight of the evidence”. Now investigative actions are being carried out with him, according to the results of which a preventive measure will be selected for the general.

“No previous virtue can and will not function as an indulgence for corrupt officials, no matter how high they hold!” said.

According to the RBC edition, Dragomiretsky served as deputy commander of the rear district. His declared annual income in 2019 amounted to 2 million rubles. He also owns two properties – a plot of 200 square meters. m and shares in an apartment of 72 square meters. m and a car Hyundai Grandeur.

Corruption cases in the National Guard

On January 13, the head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, announced the completion of the investigation into the bribery case of ten employees of the Russian Guard at the Defense Technology Company, which included its leaders.

The defendants in the case are suspected of misconduct, fraud and bribery. Russian Guard officers were detained and sent to arrest on May 26, 2021. Based on the materials of the joint inspection conducted by the FSB and the organization’s own security service, a criminal case was opened against them.

It is suspected that they embezzled 240 million rubles from the budget for the purchase of special equipment for the protection of the head of the Anadyr private security department, Andrei Cherny, and the two heads of the Yakutia private security department, Ivan Budurovich and Roman Kharitonov. Sabetta, Dixon and Dudinka ports. The investigation confiscated the defendant’s property and money totaling 889 million rubles, 110 thousand dollars and 26 thousand euros.

In 2020, the former deputy director of the Russian Guards, Lieutenant General Sergei Mileiko was detained. In 2021, he was sentenced to six years in prison in a fraud case for illegally acquiring non-residential premises in the department house of the Russian Guard in Balashikha, where Mileiko’s wife opened a hairdresser.

Later, the general became a defendant in the case of embezzlement of about 400 million rubles in the supply of uniforms to the National Guard at inflated prices. SpetsShveySnab company, which was contracted for the supply of uniforms, could not even meet 1% of the required volume. Deputy Khinshtein reported that, however, the prices of the products were inflated and they did not meet the required quality.

Mileiko was also suspected of taking bribes amounting to 10 million rubles. As part of this case, Colonel Nikolai Kopytov, former deputy head of the financial and economic department of the Russian Guard, was arrested.

However, on March 6, 2023 “Kommersant” He said that the investigation may close the bribery case soon due to the lack of evidence.