State Duma Commission to conduct investigation on deputies
commercial activities on Sergei Mitrokhins inquiry
Today, the State Duma Commission on the audit on the data
submitted by MPs on their incomes and property will consider
the case of five more Duma deputies on the inquiry of YABLOKO
leader Sergei Mitrokhin. The audit will be conducted on the
cases of four United Russia MPs: Andrei Skotch, Vasily Tolstopyatov,
Grigory Anikeyev, Airat Khairullin and LDPRs Vladimir Semyonov.
An inquiry on Andrei Skotch was forwarded to the State Duma
as early as on July 4.
Skotch appears on the Forbes List, however as of his official
income statement he does not posses any assets or income.
He explained the difference between the declared and the real
assets by transferring his business to his father and living
on the maintenance allotted to him by his father. YABLOKO
insists that the MP must declare the income and property given
to him by his father.
However, even if the Commission finds a violation, they will
not deprive the MP of his mandate. The law does not stipulate
for any sanctions in case an MP provides unreliable information.
"The Commission of the State Duma must initiate and
conduct an audit and publish its results, as well as adopt
a formal decision on inadmissibility of concealment of income,"
said YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin.
He also noted that the Commission that was created in the
beginning of 2012 even had never found grounds for conducting
an audit.
As regards for other deputies Vasily Tolstopyatov, Grigory
Anikeyev, Airat Khairullin and Vladimir Semyonov YABLOKO
states that they have acquired new businesses during their
Duma term.
For example, Grigory Anikeyev became an owner of four companies
during his Duma term: OOO "Trade-Marketing", OOO
"ABI Mall", OOO "TaIr" LLC, and "TRK
TV MIR (a television company). OOO "Trade-Marketing"
was created by Anikeyev on Ocotber 21, 2009 (Anikeev has been
MP since 2007). The other three companies were created before,
however, Anikeyev became their owner in 2009.
In addition, Grigory Anikeyev owns stakes in 33 businesses,
whereas stakes in 4 businesses were obtained during his Duma
term which constitutes an obvious violation.
Airat Khairullin, according to official data, established
OOO "Solntsevo Niva" on August 13, 2008, i.e. during
his MP term.
YABLOKOs dossier on each of the MPs in Russian can be found
here.
On September
19, Sergei Mitrokhin forwarded a new letter to the Investigative
Committee demanding to launch an investigation in respect
of these MPs and their companies, where new directors had
been appointed since December 21, 2011. It turned out that
there were 16 such MPs, including Vasily Tolstopyatov, Grigory
Anikeyev and Airat Khairullin.
It would be more difficult of the Duma to apply double standards
in dealing with these cases. "If the Investigative Committee
conducts a careful investigation, than the circumstances of
violations demonstrated by the United Russia deputies will
not differ from the Gudkov case at all, Mitrokhin said.
The Commission will consider the cases of nine deputies.
Five cases will be considered dealing with Mitrokhins inquiry
and four more cases (of "United Russia" MPs Yelena
Nikolayeva, Alexei Knyshev, Vladimir Pekhtin and Ilya Kostunov)
will be considered for on Sergei Mironovs inquiry.
The Commission meeting is scheduled for 13:30, it will be
held in camera.
See also:
YABLOKO
Against Corruption
The State
Duma once again demonstrated double standards. Press Release,
September 20, 2012.
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