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The defendants in the investigation are Sergei Umnov, deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, St. Petersburg and was the head of the regional State Traffic Safety Inspectorate Alexei Semenov and the former deputy head of Main. Petersburg and the regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ivan Abakumov. They were detained in a criminal case of abuse of power that began in 2020. reported at the Ministry of the Interior.
“In the period from 2016 to 2020, among the senior staff of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, several officials were found for personal use in St.,” said a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Interior.
The department added that within the framework of the criminal case, the FSB and the Main Directorate of Internal Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted a series of searches in the criminal case.
According to TASS, the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Lieutenant General Sergei Umnov, was taken to the temporary detention center at 38 Petrovka in Moscow. visited the general in the detention center.
“Umnov was detained and taken to Moscow. 38 The general, who was in a temporary detention center in Petrovka, told observers that he had been accused of abuse of power. He does not admit his guilt,” he said.
Sergei Umnov, from 2012 to 2019 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, and then became an assistant to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
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On the eve of St. The head of the traffic police in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region Alexei Semenov and the former deputy head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region Ivan Abakumov became acquainted with the searches. How reported “Kommersant” searched the homes, apartments and offices of the Generals of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The issue of procedural status was resolved until late in the evening. Already on Tuesday morning, several investigative-operational groups “began searches of facilities in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, as well as facilities in Moscow and the Crimea.”
Law enforcement officers confiscated documents and prohibited items.
As noted in the article, the criminal case is under investigation, the third part of article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – abuse of official powers with serious consequences. Initially, the transactions were carried out by the ICR’s St. Petersburg, but then transferred to the central office of the committee for verification, and soon – for further investigation.
It is clear from the case file that
the three generals, local entrepreneurs, “St. He “strongly recommended” to donate funds to the St. Petersburg Central Internal Affairs Directorate and the Programs Assistance Fund of the Leningrad Region. And donors received certain preferences in return.
After the searches, General Umnov and Semenov were sent for questioning to the investigators of the ICR Main Investigative Committee. The third person involved in the case, Ivan Abakumov, recently lives in Crimea, so he has not yet been brought to Moscow for investigative proceedings.
Kommersant announced that exactly one year ago, Major General Abakumov was able to evade prosecution in a criminal case initiated under the third part of article 327 – forgery or circulation of false documents. Then, for using a fake sick leave, a senior officer of the Interior Ministry was threatened with a year in prison.
However, St. The cases at the St. Petersburg Smolninsky District Court dragged on. As a result, the criminal prosecution of the police was terminated on non-rehabilitation grounds, as the statute of limitations had expired. If a new criminal case comes to court, this fact can be considered a fact that aggravates the possible crime of Abakumov.
According to REN TV, Sergei Umnov owns real estate in one of the elite villages of the Leningrad region. And the house of Alexei Semenov is nearby.
Realtor Andrei Mazura told the TV channel that weaving soil in the village can cost 300,000-500,000 rubles, and a house about 20 million. At the same time, Semenov’s 2017 statement indicated that he had only 1 million 300 thousand rubles and a small apartment income.
In addition, REN TV sources reported that at least one of the generals owns several apartments, plots and yachts worth 800,000 euros.
Source: Gazeta
