Anton Ivanov “forgave” the debtors 50 million rubles.

The Sverdlovsky District Court of Belgorod arrested the former mayor of the city and the ex-general director of BIK JSC for two months Anton Ivanov, RBC was told in the SU of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Belgorod Region. He is accused of taking a large bribe.

“A measure of restraint in the form of detention was chosen in relation to the former General Director of BIK JSC”the message says.

A criminal case was initiated against him under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe by an official by a group of persons by prior agreement, on an especially large scale). The maximum penalty is imprisonment for up to 15 years with a fine of up to 70 times the amount of the bribe.

According to investigators, from 2019 to 2021, Ivanov instructed his subordinate to conclude a loan agreement between several commercial organizations and did not repay the debt for a total amount of more than 50 million rubles. At the same time, during the period of receipt of these loans, a car worth over 2.5 million rubles was transferred to Ivanov’s property.

According to investigators, while working at BIC in 2019-2021, Anton Ivanov instructed the executive director of the corporation to issue loans to several commercial organizations.

Under additional agreements, the firms received favorable conditions regarding the extension of the terms of contracts, an increase in the amount of loans, as well as the non-application of tariff sanctions for late repayment. According to the investigation, under the loan agreements, BIK did not receive about 50 million rubles as a result. At the same time, according to the TFR, Anton Ivanov received a bribe from one of the companies in the form of a car worth more than 2.5 million rubles for not taking measures to return the debt. According to his 2021 declaration, the official owned a Hyundai Santa Fe at the time.

“ We do not agree with this judicial act (measure of restraint), we believe that there is no corpus delicti. Moreover, we provided the court with evidence of payment for this car, which my client is charged with as a bribe. We hope that the investigation will sort it out.” Anton Ivanov’s lawyer told RBC Elena Palymova.

ex-mayor detained March 8. “Ivanov was detained on suspicion of taking bribes on an especially large scale. In the near future, the issue of choosing a preventive measure in the form of detention will be decided, ”the source said. TASS .

Former mayor of Belgorod Anton Ivanov was detained while trying to fly to Uzbekistan, the ex-mayor himself at the trial explained the attempt to travel abroad by looking for work, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom.

“I held many meetings and interviews, seeing that there is still no work, and I need to move on … The week before last, I met with classmates, it was the city of Tashkent … I freely moved around the country and in the CIS countries without suspecting that in relation to me investigative measures are underway,” Ivanov said during the trial.

His lawyer Elena Palymova said that the detention took place at the airport while trying to cross the border. “Moreover, the border (Ivanov – ed.) crossed with my consent, next week we were going to be in Belgorod”– the lawyer told RIA Novosti.

Ivanov served as mayor of Belgorod from December 21, 2021 to November 7 last year and left of his own accord. Prior to that, he was the CEO of the Belgorod Mortgage Corporation and the Regional Individual Housing Construction Support Fund (IZHS).

A month after the resignation, the governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov criticized Ivanov’s work. He did not like the progress of work on the repair of educational institutions of the city.

We add that after leaving the post of mayor in the fall of 2022, Anton Ivanov disappeared from the public space: he abandoned his pages on social networks, did not inform journalists about his place of work. On New Year’s Eve about him remembered Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, who was surprised that Ivanov failed one of his instructions and did not organize the purchase of bedding for schools and kindergartens being renovated. Later head of government called the reason for the dismissal of the mayor : he did not keep his promises. In parallel, a story developed with checks on the work of the BIK, where Ivanov had previously worked, and where, according to the governor, violations were found . We also add that at one time the BIC donated city ​​hall of Belgorod an expensive car that brought serious reputational damage to another mayor of Belgorod – Yuri Galdun. It is also known that the police filed a criminal case due to inappropriate spending during the installation of the ice rink on Cathedral Square, which was done under Anton Ivanov. There are still no details of this case, but the editors sent another request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on March 7

According to the RusProfile counterparty verification service, Belgorod Mortgage Corporation JSC was established in 2002. Registered in Belgorod. The main activity is the provision of cash loans secured by real estate. Pavel Derevyanko has been the CEO since May 2022. The average number of employees of the company is 85 people. Founder – Belgorod region. In 2021, the company received 698 million rubles in revenue (-13%), and 163 million rubles in profit (+468%). The cost of the organization is estimated at 1.5 billion rubles.