The Moscow Nikulinsky District Court began to examine a criminal case against the former head of the Penza District, Ivan Belozertsev, as well as other defendants accused of giving and receiving bribes on a particularly large scale, mediating bribes by an organized group. illegal acquisition and storage of weapons. reported vedomosti.
The court session is held in an off-site mode on the territory of the pre-trial detention center No. 1 “Matrosskaya Tishina”. According to the source, the handling of the case within the walls of the pre-trial detention center is linked to the illness of the second person involved, Boris Spiegel: the businessman and former senator are undergoing treatment and cannot act independently.
It was noted that the court decided to extend the detention period of all the defendants by 6 months. In addition to Belozertsev and Spiegel, Spiegel’s wife, the general director of PHARMACIA OJSC, and Belozertsev’s relative and personal driver appeared before the court.
remember that the result establishedIn the period from June 3, 2019 to September 29, 2020, Belozertsev received bribes in the form of money and more than 30 million rubles of Swiss watches from the founder of the Biotek pharmaceutical group Boris Shpigel. For the money and jewelry received, the former governor provided for the conclusion of state contracts with the company PHARMACIA OJSC.
Law enforcement also learned that Belozertsev had illegally acquired short-barreled rifled firearms and ammunition. The official kept the gun in his office in the Penza district government building.
At the moment, all of the defendants are in custody, and their properties totaling 1.8 billion rubles were confiscated. The defendants deny their guilt.
It was learned that there were FSB officers before. started operational development Nine months before Boris Shpigel, the founder of the Biotek pharmaceutical group, and Ivan Belozertsev, the former governor of the Penza region, were arrested.