Former Deputy Mayor of Voronezh pleaded guilty to deceiving a businessman – Kommersant Voronezh

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In the Central District Court of Voronezh, former Deputy Mayor Alexei Antilikatorov, accused of accepting a bribe on an especially large scale (part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, up to 15 years in prison), testified.

Mr. Antilikatorov told his version of the events of the criminal case, which was investigated by the Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia (TFR) in the Voronezh region. According to the investigation, in the spring of 2018 at that time the deputy head of Voronezh, through the first vice-mayor Sergey Kurilo, received a bribe from businessman Shamil Bitokov in the amount of 1.5 million rubles. for the continuation of the fair on Patriot Avenue, which they tried to close due to organizational violations. The accused himself admits guilt in part, confirming the receipt of 750 thousand rubles from the entrepreneur. He also expressed his willingness to return the money.

According to Aleksey Antilikatorov, Mr. Kurilo turned to him for help himself: “I was afraid of negative consequences, I was afraid that the budget would be cut or my poor work would be reported. I considered it unreasonable to refuse help. ” The defendant stated that he knew that he was not able to solve the problem with the fair of Mr. Bitokov, since the issue was decided at higher levels – the arbitration court and the interdepartmental commission under the governor. By the way, the problem with the fair was not resolved, now it was demolished.

Also, Mr. Antilikatorov detailed the circumstances of receiving money from a colleague. According to him, Sergei Kurilo initially promised him 750 thousand rubles. The vice-mayor allegedly received money from a colleague at that time from his house on Dachny Poselok Street in Voronezh in early June, and not in April, as indicated in the indictment. The accused assured the court that he remembered exactly the circumstances of receiving the money during the preliminary investigation thanks to the study of photos and videos from his phone and his wife’s phone.

In particular, Alexei Antilikatorov showed in court a video that he made for his wife visiting Sergei Kurilo after receiving the money. On it, the accused shows the situation at his colleague’s house: “So, this is Navalny’s fund (named by the authorities of the Russian Federation as an extremist organization -“ Kommersant-Chernozemye ”)! We are against corruption! Sergey Grigorievich, tell me, please, how did you earn for the salary of the first vice-mayor (for this house – editor’s note)? ” “******* (you steal) and everything is fine!”

The court attached this video and photographs to the case file, which confirm the absence of Aleksey Antilikatorov at his workplace in the spring of 2018. State Prosecutor Alexey Knysh did not oppose the inclusion of the video, stressing that it says a lot about the persons involved in the case. Alexey Antilikatorov retorted that, first of all, it says a lot about his colleague. As Kommersant-Chernozemye wrote, Sergei Kurilo in court did not remember the time and place of the transfer of money, and also named his share of 750 thousand rubles. the reward that the accused gave him. Speaking in court, Aleksey Antilikatorov expressed regret that he did not record the transfer of money.

The next hearing on the case is scheduled for December 29. The characteristics of the defendant will be announced there.

More details about the investigation – in the material of “Kommersant-Chernozemye” “The court ordered the delivery of an ex-official.”

Sergey Tolmachev

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