Vladimir Putin dismissed the chief of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Kemerovo region and his deputy. Heads of power structures of the Rostov region go on vacation and do not return Resignation of General Larionov

A series of high-profile resignations

“The decision to change the head of the head office of the Rostov police, obviously, takes place in a rather intensive series of reshuffles in the leadership of the power structures of the region, which began last year,” Andrey Karpov, director of the Applied Analytics Foundation “Institute for Regional Studies of the Southern Federal District”, comments on the situation.

Recall that on May 1, the head of the regional Investigative Committee, Lieutenant General of Justice Yuri Popov, left the Don investigatory committee. Information appeared in the media that this could be connected with a high-profile criminal case of a gang of "werewolves in uniform" in Rostov-on-Don. Allegedly, a criminal group was formed by high-ranking employees of the regional departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and individual regional investigators. According to some reports, the accomplices were engaged in “setups”, fabrication of criminal cases, extortion and extortion on the Rostov highways. And even earlier, Sergei Vorobyov, Deputy Prosecutor General for the Southern Federal District, left his post. In February, he filed a report in which he announced his retirement for long service.

“Obviously, the federal center has a desire to carry out a large-scale rotation in the region,” Andrey Karpov shares. - These are processes related to personnel issues within the power bloc. And, of course, these are certain changes in the balance of power within closed elite groups. But so far this has no effect on the management process and public policy. And I don't think it will."

In addition, in early June it became known that an unscheduled inspection was being carried out at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov Region. For the duration of her work, the head of the operational-search unit was removed own security Regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Nikolay Germashev. And a high-ranking officer of the organizational and inspection department of the FSB, Dmitry Senin, has recently gone on the run. He was put on the federal wanted list on suspicion of desertion. By the way, Novaya Gazeta, citing a source in the FSB, reported that Dmitry Senin is married to the sister of Interior Ministry Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, who was arrested in Moscow in a corruption case, and is his brother-in-law.

The departure of Andrei Larionov from the post of chief Don policeman was preceded by a lot of rumors and a series of scandals

clan attacks

“Some journalists call the resignations of the heads of law enforcement agencies in the region the results of the Cop wars. AT last years a lot of scandalous news is connected with local security forces. There was a story about the theft of weapons from one Rostov police station, there was an attack on the head of the traffic police, who was ordered by his own deputy. Prosecutors and investigators of the Investigative Committee were subjected to serious accusations for their participation in gray financial schemes and business conflicts. In addition, there were reports of friendly and family ties between ex-mayor Sergei Gorbon and the leadership of the prosecutor's office. As a result, no one proved anything, but such information flickered, ”Dmitry Abrosimov, director of the Center for Regional Socio-Economic Research, comments on the situation.

According to the expert, a series of resignations can be interpreted as an attempt by the center to restore order among law enforcement agencies. Everyone is well aware that the conflict among the heads of local clans has gone too far, Dmitry Abrosimov believes.

According to political strategist Vlad Volkov, the scandals surrounding Larionov, which have been abundantly appearing lately, have seriously exceeded the permissible level. In addition, the expert draws attention to the fact that in the region, the security forces conducted a lot of strangely ended investigations that raise questions. For example, the case of the murders on the M-4 highway. And the level of professionalism of the police as a whole is significantly inferior to that in Moscow. This led, in particular, to a surge in drug addiction in the region, adds Vlad Volkov.

Volkov also notes that the head of the FSB, Oleg Yuzhakov, who came to his current position in early 2016, also played a role in restoring order among the security forces. The political strategist notes that at the meetings held, the chief counterintelligence officer of the region has repeatedly voiced his principled position to restore order in the Don region, regardless of ranks and titles.

Recall that in 2013 Larionov replaced the infamous General Alexei Lapin. However, contrary to the expectations of the residents of Donetsk, it was not possible to restore order in the regional police. So, the attempt on the life of the head of the traffic police Sergey Morgachev became resonant. As it turned out later, it was organized by the deputy chief Don traffic cop Alexander Otsimik, who expected to take the chair of his boss. Morgachev himself later became a defendant in the “case of golden toilet bowls” after extortion from personnel for the improvement of the territory of the headquarters of the head office. And already this month, the former deputy head of the UGIBDD for the Rostov Region, Alexander Otsimik, wrote a revealing letter from the colony to the director of the FSB of Russia, Alexander Bortnikov, accusing Larionov of extorting $ 2.5 million for appointing him to the post of deputy head of the UGIBDD. However, in the end, the parties allegedly agreed on 1.5 million rubles, says Ocimik.

In addition, last year a scandal erupted around the head of the Rostov police, Dmitry Tarasenko, who was detained by law enforcement officers of the Krasnodar Territory while transporting previously stolen weapons. At the same time, a law enforcement officer was driving in the company of a person who, according to media reports, may be a Kuban crime boss.

Convicted for organizing an attack on his boss, ex-cop Otsimik now accuses Larionov of taking bribes

According to local observers, in recent years a serious struggle has broken out between the security forces in the region, where Andrei Larionov spoke on the one hand, and on the other, the former heads of the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office. In addition, information about the confrontation within the department itself has repeatedly appeared in the media. “There is an intensive stuffing of critical materials about the work of the police in the public space of the region,” Andrey Karpov agrees. - There is a certain internal confrontation within the power clans, which is gradually spilling out in the media. For political system region, this is a factor that disrupts stability.”

“It’s hard to say what actually caused the struggle between the power clans,” says Dmitry Abrosimov. - According to rumors, there was allegedly a conflict between Larionov and Gorban, who was allegedly supported by investigators and prosecutors. There were also information stuffing about the conflict between Larionov and the internal security department in the ATC itself. And it went to the federal level. Also, information appeared in the public sphere that a person close to Larionov was making a commissioned film against Golubev. Then the leak of information began that Kolokoltsev was behind Larionov. It is difficult to say what actually happened and who is to blame. But the struggle of compromising evidence is clearly reminiscent of a bulldog fight under the carpet.”

According to the expert, it is still difficult to predict how the situation will develop further. Almost the entire leadership of the security forces has changed in the region. And how they will be able to get into business and sort out the conflicts started by their predecessors and subordinates is a big question. In the meantime, the federal center itself is trying to figure out what is happening and put things in order, which has become the initiator of personnel reshuffles.

Mishanded Cossack

Now the people of Donetsk are actively eyeing the new head of the Rostov police. Now Oleg Agarkov will have to solve complex problems and at the same time restore order in the department shaken by scandals and crimes. At the same time, experts fear that with the advent of the new head of the Rostov law enforcement officers, a large influx of Kuban residents awaits the local police management system. After all, Agarkov himself comes from a neighboring region.

From the official biography it is known that he was born on July 7, 1960 in the village of Novo-Vladimirovskaya, Tbilisi region Krasnodar Territory. After serving on conscription in the army, he got a job in the internal affairs bodies in 1981. He began his service as a policeman in the combat unit of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Tbilisi District Executive Committee. Later, he continued to serve in the positions of operational and management staff in the criminal investigation units. In 2001, after graduating from the Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, he was appointed head of the Internal Affairs Department of the Tbilisi District of the Krasnodar Territory, and seven years later he headed the Internal Affairs Directorate for the resort city of Gelendzhik.

Since 2011, he has been in charge of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Krasnodar. For long-term and impeccable service in the internal affairs bodies of the region, Oleg Pavlovich was awarded the honorary title "Honored Officer of the Internal Affairs of the Kuban". And already in July 2014 he was appointed head of the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Astrakhan region. As in the case of the Don, the general was actually sent to the Caspian region to restore order in the local police and correct the mistakes of the previous leadership. And a year later, by presidential decree, Oleg Agarkov was awarded the rank of Major General of Police. By the way, rumors about Larionov's replacement by Agarkov have been circulating since the spring of this year.

On the Don are now closely eyeing Oleg Agarkov

“As for the new head of the police, of course, the fact of his Kuban roots is noteworthy. At the same time, he worked in such a difficult region as the Astrakhan region (where there are serious problems with the law and with the production of caviar and with the oil industry). If he was able to prove himself well there, then, perhaps, he will work well in Rostov. I hope that he will be able to restore order in his department in this situation. However, the question remains what kind of personnel policy he will pursue. After all, Larionov created conflicts, among other things, by promoting his people and ignoring the people of Donetsk,” Dmitry Abrosimov believes.

“I can’t say anything good or bad about the new head of the Don police,” notes Vyacheslav Potapov, editor-in-chief of the online publication FOR Krasnodar. - Appointments in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are always rather opaque and take place according to internal corporate rules. They have their own principles that are not visible to outside observers. The only thing that can be expected is that Krasnodar residents will now actively join the leadership of the Don police. Is it good or bad? Let's see the result."

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Buying positions, attempted murder, torture and inaction - for which a police general from the region, accused of corruption by his own subordinates, was transferred to Moscow and promoted to the head of the central office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the suggestion of Minister Kolokoltsev, on June 18, President Putin dismissed Andrei Larionov, head of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Rostov Region, from his post. The lieutenant general was transferred to the post of first deputy head of the service and personnel department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. This can be considered an honorable resignation or a veiled "demotion", but, in any case, not the most predictable reaction of Moscow to the scandals surrounding General Larionov in the Rostov region.

An attempt on the boss and extortion from subordinates

In the Rostov region, another high-profile scandal - the former deputy head of the traffic police, Alexander Otsimik, who was convicted of attempting to assassinate his own boss, accused the police chief of the Rostov region of extortion and taking a bribe.

In a letter addressed to the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov, Ocimik writes that he had to pay Andrei Larionov 1 million rubles for the position of deputy head of the traffic police, a year later another 500 thousand were required for a positive characterization and a petition for promotion and transfer to another region. According to Ocimik, initially it was about $ 2.5 million, but he managed to "bargain", while he is ready to confirm all his testimony on a polygraph.

He was found guilty of organizing an assassination attempt on his leader, the head of the Rostov traffic police department, Sergei Morgachev.

However, extortion is only the tip of the iceberg. Ocimik himself did not hold the acquired high position for long. In November 2016, he was found guilty of organizing an assassination attempt on his leader, the head of the Rostov traffic police department, Sergei Morgachev, and sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 47 million rubles. According to investigators, the reason for the assassination attempt was "disagreement with the official activities of the chief." Otsimik's accomplice, Sheikhav Gadzhiev, the direct perpetrator of the assassination attempt, who hired the natives of Dagestan for reprisal, received 7 years.

But the head of the traffic police, Sergei Morgachev, who, by the way, was appointed under the patronage of General Larionov, did not remain just a “victim” for long. In September 2015, a criminal case was initiated against him for abuse of power. The reason for initiating a criminal case was a video message from an employee of the traffic police of the Rostov region, in which he said that Morgachev forced his subordinates to repair two rooms for receiving guests in the building of the traffic police of Rostov at their expense. After the appearance of the scandalous record, traces of the repair were hidden. The marble window sills were removed, the wallpaper was painted over, and linoleum was laid over the parquet. However, a criminal case was initiated, and the trial is still ongoing.

At the wheel of authority, in the trunk of a weapon, and a passenger from the Ministry of Internal Affairs

In March 2016, the Rostov police again become involved in illegal activities. On March 7, on the territory of the Krasnodar Territory, Nikolai Mkhitaryan, an authoritative businessman, was detained in his car, transporting several units of firearms with sawn off license plates, including pistols, carbines, and even, as recorded in the protocol: “an object that looks like a Kalashnikov assault rifle.”

His passenger was the head of the Rostov Internal Affairs Directorate, Dmitry Tarasenko. Tarasenko himself could not explain how a whole arsenal ended up in the car, but, according to media reports, this weapon was previously stolen from the Rostov police department number three. This information was confirmed already in court in the case of the theft of weapons, where the main defendants were the Frolov brothers. According to the investigation, they kept and sold the weapons that Alexander Gulov, a freelance officer of the regional Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stole. As it turned out, Dmitry Tarasenko was personally involved in the investigation of the theft and, having gone on the trail of the criminals, seized the weapon on his own. He lost his post, but, like Mkhitaryan, he is a witness in the case.

Internal security service - forgery, torture, threats

In June 2016, a video was published showing how members of the internal security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, led by Nikolai Germashev, tossed a marked banknote to a traffic police officer and forcibly applied special paint to the policeman's hand. According to the author of the video, these police officers are still working in the authorities, and the prosecutor who tried to initiate a criminal case was fired thanks to Germashev's connections.

When I began to wheeze, they ordered me to give the pin code - I did. My shoulder straps were torn off my uniform, my jacket flew off. Then for another 30 minutes I lay on the floor "face down, hands behind my back"

Violence against government officials is by no means isolated. So, in March 2017, former traffic police major Nikolai Suprunov spoke in an interview with local journalists about the torture that his colleagues from the internal security service arranged.

According to him, in December 2016 he was a suspect in the case of the theft of 1,200 rounds of ammunition. After a search in the apartment, in which the cartridges were not found, he was brought to the CSS of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov Region, where he was offered to take a polygraph test. Suprunov, citing fatigue and poor condition, refused. Then CSS officers began to beat the ex-inspector, demanding to confess to the theft of ammunition.

“3-4 people, they knocked me to the floor. I saw how Donskov beat, and Semenyuk at that time was quietly sitting at the table. Then they began to choke me - a tall dark-haired guy choked me, I can identify him. I even fainted once. Then they beat me again and again this guy strangled me. When I began to wheeze, they ordered me to give the pin code - I did. My shoulder straps were torn off my uniform, my jacket flew off. Then for another 30 minutes I lay on the floor "face down, hands behind my back." They poked around in my phone, and then trampled on it - the screen went cobwebs, ”the beaten employee said in an interview.

After such an “interrogation”, Suprunov ended up in the hospital, and when he came out, he found out that he had been fired from the authorities.

But, despite the announced names, certificates from the hospital, and even the cartridges found later, no criminal case was initiated against the employees of their own security, and Suprunov was not reinstated in the authorities. Subordinates of Alexander Bastrykin from the Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Rostov Region considered that there was no corpus delicti in this case.

Forceful work with business and impotence in protecting children

Rostov law enforcement officers use harsh methods of work not only within the system, but also in the performance of their duties to protect citizens. Extortions on the roads have become the scourge of the region. It is not surprising, the leadership of the traffic police here is the most colorful in Russia. Truck owners do not know how to resist ordinary employees.

In the Rostov region, a system has already developed when it is not clear who is a bandit and who is a law enforcement officer

According to the businessman (he, like many others, asked not to disclose his name), significant sums were extorted from the driver of his car under a variety of pretexts. For example, at the post in Surovkino, having found an overdue fine, they promised to send the driver to a pre-trial detention center, and the car to a car impound. The next day, already in the Bataysk region, the driver was stopped, accused of forging a permit for the transport of dangerous goods, and again extorted a large sum. The trip ended at a mobile checkpoint near Rostov, where the driver was again accused of using fake documents.

According to the drivers, the police simply announce the amount and offer a choice of money or jail. This was the first and last attempt of our interlocutor to develop his business in the Rostov region.

Even children are becoming victims. Novocherkassk children's equestrian club "Amulet" became a hostage to the seizure of business. "Amulet" shares land with a large agricultural enterprise, which, according to the owner, they are simply trying to take away, including by force.

As a result, the children's equestrian school lost its equipment, and the horses had to buy food at their own expense from the owner of the club and the parents of the children.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the most controlled of all law enforcement agencies: they are supervised by subordinates of Yuri Chaika; their criminal activities can be stopped by Alexander Bastrykin's investigators; the employees of Alexander Bortnikov also have full powers, in general, the entire security of the country is in their hands.

So are the supervisory authorities at the regional level able to understand what is happening, do the federal structures own the real situation taking place in the Rostov region?

Most likely yes, they just didn’t have time to convey to the general public that General Larionov turned out to be one of the best heads of the regional head office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the country, and his work with personnel became exemplary, which is why he was entrusted with the entire personnel policy in the ministry.

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Back in April, information was leaked to the media that the head of the Don police headquarters, Lieutenant General Andrei Larionov, would leave his post. They even thought that they would not come out of vacation, but immediately - as if for a promotion, to Moscow,. It only remained to wait for the presidential decree.

Unfortunately, the decree was late, and Larionov's transition was overshadowed. True, with a statement of slander, however, all this hype thoroughly spoiled the mood.

At the same time, the current head of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the Astrakhan Region, Police Major General Oleg Agarkov, was agreed to the position of successor. That is how it all happened in the end.

Perhaps there is no special political background in these movements: personnel rotation is practiced in law enforcement agencies so that the leader does not acquire “acquaintances”.

How the work of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Rostov Region will be built under the new leader is still unknown. As they say, wait and see.

Andrey Larionov was appointed First Deputy Head of the Department of Service and Personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation by the President. Well, good luck in your new place. For journalists, the work of Andrei Larionov in Rostov was a very fruitful period - for many reasons, which were the basis of publications in the press.

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