Even the shade of the rule of law disappeared from the gambling business

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office decided to seek recognition of the majority of the Russian Investigative Commitee's actions on high-profile case of illegal casinos as illegal. 
07.08.2013
Rosbalt
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General Prosecutor's Office does not intend to be satisfied with the fact that the investigation of the "protection racket" of underground casinos by the law enforcement agencies simply remained in "limbo" state. The Office has decided to seek recognition of the majority of the Russian Investigative Committee's actions on high-profile cases as illegal. Relevant documents were submitted to the Supreme Court.

In the spring of 2013, the Prosecutor General almost achieved a victory in the legal confrontation with the the Russian Investigative Committee. Then the deputy head of the supervisory authority Viktor Grin asked the Supreme Court (SC) to recognize the arrest and investigation against the two defendants of the "gambling case" - the former employees of the Interior Ministry, Mikhail Kulikov and Farid Temirgaliev as illegal. The Presidium of the Supreme Court instituted review proceedings on the representation of the Grin, which meant that the servants of Themis agreed with the arguments of the Prosecutor General, and found them worthy of a separate examination. It is true that the Supreme Court itself did not make the decision, sending the materials for further proceedings to the Moscow City Court Presidium. On May 31, 2013, the court decided not to comply with Viktor Grin's demands.

Deputy Prosecutor General's Office did not give up, and in July 2013 sent to its new ideas to the Supreme Court. This time, the decision of the Presidium of the Moscow City Court on the legality of investigative actions against Temirgaliev and Kulikov. They were taken to the production of, and the Moscow City Court demanded the materials of the case. It is expected that by the end of summer, the Supreme Court will make its decision. "It is highly probable that it will be positive for the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, since the representation of Grin contains very convincing agruments from a legal point of view," - said the source of "Rosbalt" in law enforcement agencies.

In its submission Viktor Grin indicates that the June 7, 2011 the RF IC opened a case against members of the Ministry of Interior and Temrgilieva Kulikova. Two days later the Prosecutor General canceled this decision. However, by this time, investigators managed to connect with another criminal case - against four senior staff Mosoblprokuratury (Ignatenko, Urumova, Glebov and Kaplun), which, according to the RF IC, "fronting" underground casinos. June 9 Basmanny Court chose KulikovTemirgaliev preventive measure in the form of detention.

According to Green, all of these actions and the consequences of servants of Themis was illegal. Of the decision to initiate proceedings against Ignatenko and Co "makes it clear that the full range of persons suspected of limited consequence of the prosecution staff of the Moscow region", which Kulikova Temirgaliev and can not be attributed. Consequently, the material in respect of them was connected to the "prosecutor's case" is illegal. What is confirmed and further investigation. Later RF IC allocated materials employees of the Interior Ministry in a separate proceeding.

However, the Moscow City Court Presidium held that the decision to institute proceedings against Ignatenko & Co. provided for a much wider range of people than just the prosecutors, so as part of this investigation could be brought to justice and the arrest and Temirgaliev Kulikova.

Recall, according to the RF IC, in early September 2010 the organizer of an illegal gambling business, Ivan Nazarov handed employee of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office Dmitry Urumovfrom $ 75 thousand., who in one of the restaurants presented operatives of the 39th Division of the Office of "K" the Bureau of Special Technical Measures (BSTM) Ministry of Internal Affairs and Temirgaliev Kulikov. In return, the police did not carry out a special operation against illegal gambling halls Nazarov. Kulikov Temirgaliev and spent a year in custody, and then were released.

It should be noted that the RF IC tried to convey to the courts cases against Kulikov, Temirgaliev, ex-deputy prosecutor of the Moscow Region Alexander Ignatenko and even a number of defendants in the high-profile investigation. However, whenever the Prosecutor General found in incoming materials violations of the law committed by the RF IC, and therefore refused to confirm the indictment and refer the case to the courts. Under the custody right now there is not one person involved in the investigation.

However, the source of "Rosbalt", familiar with the situation said that the approval of the prosecutor's office has not yet received materials against former Attorney Edward Kaplun Klin and the Moscow region prosecutor Anatoly Lakes gorse. First, after the initiation of the investigation he moved to Israel, thenback, he was questioned and released without charge. Second, in spite of the charges under Article 290 of the Criminal Code (bribery), he continued to work in the prosecutor's office.

Also, more than a year become acquainted with the case alleged corrupters, the organizers of the illegal casino Ivan Nazarov, Marat mom and Alla Guseva. Last summer, Prosecutor General's Office was able to achieve a decision of the Presidium of the Moscow Regional Court that the original creators of clandestine gambling establishments were arrested illegally.