MINSK, August 8 - Sputnik. Minsk businessman Alexander Buchnev was supposed to be interrogated in court in the case of bribery of former top managers of Belarusbank, but an "important witness" did not appear in court, Sputnik correspondent reports from the courtroom Central region Minsk.
The materials of the criminal case include data that it was Buchnev who was on the list of those who transferred cash rewards to top managers of Belarusbank for lobbying the interests of firms controlled by him during the bank's tenders.
The accused are the former first deputy chairman of Belarusbank Gennady Gospodarik and the deputy director of the department - head of the department cash service Department for work with values Nikolay Tsyrto.
As a source familiar with the materials of this criminal case told Sputnik, most likely the "important witness" Buchnev "is unlikely to appear in court for questioning." There was credible information that after the break, the court was to begin its work with the interrogation of this particular witness.
"Most likely, he is no longer in the country. In any case, there is information that the state prosecution is establishing the whereabouts of Buchnev Sr.," the source said.
At the same time, the source did not say whether a criminal case was initiated against this businessman under Article 431 “Giving a bribe” of the Criminal Code of Belarus.
In court on Tuesday, the former director of the dealer firm, which won tenders for the supply of banking equipment to Belarusbank, was interrogated as a witness. This company, in addition to him, has two more founders, one of whom is the son of "important witness" Alexander Buchnev, Yegor. Both the public prosecutor and the lawyers asked the witness questions about what role Buchnev Sr. played in the process of supplying and selling banking equipment imported to Belarus. To which the witness noted that Buchnev Sr. has "colossal experience in this area, and he was approached for advice."
During the interrogation, the witness convinced the court that his company and Belarusbank did not have a special scheme for supplying equipment, all the banks with which there were agreements had the same scheme - on the basis of tenders.
Another witness who was interrogated in court is a top manager of the Regula company, which won the tender for the supply of currency detectors to Belarusbank. According to him, he has known the accused Tsyrto for almost 20 years, already in the late 90s the accused was a contact person during competitive bidding in Belarusbank.
In response to the public prosecutor’s question about Tsyrto’s remuneration, in the fall of 2015, witness Yuri Svidersky said: “He asked to borrow 10 thousand dollars for personal problems and household needs, and after a few days he handed it over and in the statement indicated that this was not a bribe, but that no less, I wanted to get the location of this person to lobby for the interests of the firm. "
"He did not say when he would return. He just asked until better times," the witness said.
In connection with the existing contradictions in the testimony today in court and during interrogations by investigators at the preliminary investigation stage, the court decided to read out the protocols of interrogation, and in particular his statement to KGB Chairman Valery Vakulchik, in which he indicated that "Tsyrto gave a bribe in the amount of 10 thousand dollars."
He also said that after he wrote to the head of the KGB a statement about giving a bribe for lobbying the company's interests in the supply of banking equipment, he underwent a polygraph examination.
The bribery case largest bank country is considered in the court of the Central District of Minsk. In the dock are two top managers of Belarusbank, one of whom, the first deputy chairman of the board, Gennady Gospodarik, was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe in the amount of 14 thousand US dollars.
The former first deputy chairman of the board of Belarusbank Gennady Gospodarik was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, the head of the bank's department Nikolai Tsyrto - to 9 years. Both have their property confiscated.
The high-profile trial lasted almost two months. On Friday, September 8, the court of the Central District of Minsk announced the verdict to two defendants. The former first deputy chairman of the board of Belarusbank, Gennady Gospodarik, was found guilty of taking a large bribe, abuse of office and sentenced to 7.5 years in a penal colony under a reinforced regime.
The head of the bank's department, Nikolay Tsyrto, was also found guilty. He was charged under Part 2 of Art. 431 of the Criminal Code "Giving a bribe" and part 2 of Art. 431 "Incitement to give a bribe". According to the verdict of the court of first instance, he will spend the next 9 years behind bars. In addition, the property of the former top managers of Belarusbank will be confiscated.
According to the court verdict, Gennady Gospodarik will be confiscated 2 flash drives, 3 mobile phone, 1300 euros, 586 coins, precious metals, 10 thousand shares of Belarusbank, a BMW car, as well as money that is on accounts in various banks and on cards (the exact amount was not announced). The court also ruled that from the apartment, two Honda cars, land plot the arrest that was imposed during the investigation will be lifted. Gospodarik is obliged to pay 387 thousand to the state revenue Belarusian rubles(about 200 thousand dollars at the rate of the National Bank) and 19 thousand - as a state duty.
Nikolai Tsyrto was sentenced to confiscate a tablet, a flash drive, 5,000 shares of Belarusbank, money in Belarusbank (the amount was also not specified), an apartment in Polotsk, a single-family residential building in the Vitebsk region, an apartment on Independence Avenue and two cars. But from an apartment in Minsk on the street. Shchors, the arrest will be lifted from the apartment in Kolodishchi and from the Kia car. Tsyrto is obliged to pay the state 787,000 Belarusian rubles (about 410,000 dollars at the rate of the National Bank) and 39,000 as state duty.
Of course, we will appeal the verdict, including the confiscation of property, - the daughters of Nikolai Tsyrto said immediately after the trial. - The whole trial was based on the testimony of the witness Buchnev, who was a close friend of our father. So he allegedly spent all this time in Jurmala, and today he showed up in the court of the Moscow region. We dispute the amounts that he stated during the investigation.
Recall former first Deputy Chairman of the Board of Belarusbank Gennady Gospodarik was detained by KGB officers in June 2016 while receiving a bribe in the amount of 14 thousand dollars. According to investigators, from 2010 to 2015 he received more than 215 thousand dollars. During the trial, the former top manager pleaded guilty to taking bribes, but under another article - abuse of power - no. To pay off the damage, Gospodarik voluntarily issued bonds worth more than $200,000.
October 13, Minsk / Corr. BELTA/. The court of the Moscow district of Minsk has sentenced the former executive director of Belarusbank Anatoly Bogovik, BelTA has learned from the courtroom.
The court found him guilty of committing crimes under Part 2 of Article 426 and Part 3 of Article 430 of the Criminal Code. Finally, Bogovik was sentenced to 8 years in prison to be served in a penal colony. By court decision, he was fined 500 BV (Br11.5 thousand) with confiscation of all property and deprivation of the right to hold organizational, managerial and administrative positions for a period of 5 years.
As follows from the prosecution, Bogovik, being the head of the settlement center of banking plastic cards, chairman and, for a certain period, deputy chairman of the tender commission for the purchase of goods, works, services of Belarusbank, illegally accepted Gennady Zubarev from the then general director of the Banking Processing Center from August 14, 2013 to April 16, 2014 cash on the total amount over $94,000 through a phased transfer. At the same time, in particular, he promised Zubarev assistance in the victory of the Banking Processing Center in tenders for the purchase of ATMs for the needs of Belarusbank.
In addition, from September 7 to November 3, 2015, being an official, in the course of the work of the tender commission for the purchase of goods, works and services, through personal meetings and correspondence on the Internet, he held with representatives of the participants in the tender for the purchase of ATMs - an employee of the joint venture CJSC " International Business Alliance", as well as the director and employee of LLC "SailServiceSolutions" behind-the-scenes negotiations on determining the winner of the competition, including the price of the bids of its participants. In the course of secret negotiations, Bogovik interfered in the activities of the LLC and, in a personal meeting with its employee, conveyed through him to the director a demand to stop the LLC's further participation in the tender at the negotiation stage to reduce the price by refusing to reduce it. In this regard, the company stopped participating in the tender for the purchase of ATMs.
The accused, as follows from the materials of the criminal case, out of selfish interest, limited competition in the procurement of equipment, provided unreasonable benefits and privileges to some legal entities and created obstacles to others. By these actions, Bogovik caused significant harm to state and public interests in the form of undermining the authority of Belarusbank.
During the pre-investigation check, Bogovik wrote a confession, in which he outlined the time, place and method of committing actions.
Prior to this, Bogovik was not brought to criminal responsibility.-0-
The former first deputy chairman of the board of Belarusbank Gennady Gospodarik was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, the head of the bank's department Nikolai Tsyrto - to 9 years. Both have their property confiscated.
The high-profile trial lasted almost two months. On Friday, September 8, the court of the Central District of Minsk announced the verdict to two defendants. The former first deputy chairman of the board of Belarusbank, Gennady Gospodarik, was found guilty of taking a large bribe, abuse of office and sentenced to 7.5 years in a penal colony under a reinforced regime.
The head of the bank's department, Nikolay Tsyrto, was also found guilty. He was charged under Part 2 of Art. 431 of the Criminal Code "Giving a bribe" and part 2 of Art. 431 "Incitement to give a bribe".
According to the verdict of the court of first instance, he will spend the next 9 years behind bars. In addition, the property of the former top managers of Belarusbank will be confiscated. According to the court verdict, 2 flash drives, 3 mobile phones, 1300 euros, 586 coins, precious metals, 10 thousand shares of Belarusbank, a BMW car, as well as money that are on accounts in various banks and on cards (the exact amount is not known) will be confiscated from Gennady Gospodarik. was announced). The court also ruled that the arrest, which was imposed during the investigation, would be lifted from the apartment, two Honda cars, and the land plot. Gospodarik is obliged to pay 387,000 Belarusian rubles (about $200,000 at the rate of the National Bank) to the state revenue and 19,000 as state duty.
Nikolai Tsyrto was sentenced to confiscate a tablet, a flash drive, 5,000 shares of Belarusbank, money in Belarusbank (the amount was also not specified), an apartment in Polotsk, a single-family residential building in the Vitebsk region, an apartment on Independence Avenue and two cars. But from an apartment in Minsk on the street. Shchors, the arrest will be lifted from the apartment in Kolodishchi and from the Kia car. Tsyrto is obliged to pay the state 787,000 Belarusian rubles (about 410,000 dollars at the rate of the National Bank) and 39,000 as state duty.
- Of course, we will appeal the verdict, including the confiscation of property,- said immediately after the trial of the daughter of Nikolai Tsyrto. - The whole trial was based on the testimony of the witness Buchnev, who was a close friend of our father. So he allegedly spent all this time in Jurmala, and today he showed up in the court of the Moscow region. We dispute the amounts that he stated during the investigation.
Recall that the former first deputy chairman of the board of Belarusbank, Gennady Gospodarik, was detained by the KGB in June 2016 while receiving a bribe in the amount of 14 thousand dollars. According to investigators, from 2010 to 2015 he received more than 215 thousand dollars. During the trial, the former top manager pleaded guilty to taking bribes, but under another article - abuse of power - no. To pay off the damage, Gospodarik voluntarily issued bonds worth more than $200,000.
The second person involved in the high-profile case, the head of the department Nikolai Tsyrto, partially admitted his guilt. He was accused of taking bribes in the amount of 500 thousand dollars, he has already reimbursed 60 thousand dollars.
The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed.
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