Novosibirsk deputy and former mayoral candidate Igor Ukraintsev was detained on suspicion of bribery.
Investigators believe that Igor Ukrainians He received 3,5 million rubles in systematic bribes from the head of a construction company. They believe Ukraintsev blackmailed the developer with the opportunity to disseminate information to the media that could defame his honor and dignity, as well as the company's business reputation. In exchange for this money, the deputy allegedly lobbied the company's interests in the city council on urban development issues. The name of the organization has not been disclosed.
Receiving bribes on an especially large scale as an official (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) is punishable by 8 to 15 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to 70 times the amount of the bribe.
Igor Ukraintsev was elected as a deputy Novosibirsk city council in single-mandate constituency No. 11 in 2020. Until recently, he headed the regional branch of the Green Party, but recently left his post. Formally an independent member of parliament, he is part of the informal three-member Efficiency League faction. bind with a major Novosibirsk developer (GC Polyakov) and a deputy of the Novosibirsk Legislative Assembly Ilya Polyakov.
The last one already expressed on the topic of Ukraintsev's arrest, stating that the criminal case was initiated based on a false denunciation from his former partner in the Strizhi Group of Companies Igor BelokobylskyPolyakov believes he is thus attempting to avenge the conflict between the developers and "gain a competitive advantage." He also claimed that Belokobylsky transferred money to Ukraintsev, but as payment for public events and printed materials.
As a reminder, Igor Ukraintsev also participated in the first contest for Novosibirsk mayor after the abolition of direct elections. It is believed that he was a sparring partner for the main candidate. Maxima Kudryavtseva — at that time the vice-governor, who was lobbied by the head of the region Andy TravnikovAs a result, the deputies elected Kudryavtsev as mayor, although his opponent looked good against the backdrop of the officials' speeches.
In April, Ukraintsev, likely as part of his election campaign, took part in a rally for the preservation of the lake. Pearl from pollution associated with the construction of a new residential complex by the Strizhi Group of Companies. At the end of the protest, journalists Dmitriy Polushin и Damir Kasimov They tried to get a comment from him, but the deputy refused to answer their questions. As a result, they were allegedly attacked. нападение, which became the reason for filing a police report on obstruction of journalistic activity. Ukraintsev himself said, that he doesn't know anything about it.
The politician is also remembered by Novosibirsk residents for launching the recall procedure for the previous mayor. Novosibirsk Anatolia Elbow (KPRF) in 2021. Together with the New People party, he even managed to collect the 60 signatures from city residents necessary to launch impeachment proceedings. However, the electoral commission, and then the court, prevented the process from being completed. Furthermore, in 2018, Igor Ukraintsev ran for governor of Kuzbass as the LDPR candidate, but finished second with 4,99% of the vote. Sergei Tsivilev of United Russia won with 81,29%.
Photo: from Ukraintsev's VKontakte page
