"Knew too much." General "from the Ulyukaev case" resigns from service in the FSB & nbsp. "Returned to military service
Organizer of the arrest of the former minister economic development Alexey Ulyukaev resigned from Rosneft. This was stated by the head of the company Igor Sechin. According to him, FSB General Oleg Feoktistov returned to military service.
Earlier, the media reported that Feoktistov was fired from both Rosneft and the FSB. This was linked to the Ulyukaev case: “they overdid it with the minister,” the source of RBC explained at the time. Among the reasons were also named "suspicion of disloyalty to Sechin." It is believed that Feoktistov is one of the main developers of the FSB's operation to arrest Ulyukaev and personally oversaw the process.
Oleg Feoktistov moved to the position of Vice President of Rosneft and Head of the Company's Security Service in September 2016. Prior to that, he served as deputy head of the FSB's Internal Security Directorate.
Around the same time, the privatization of Bashneft stalled. According to Kommersant's information, the reason was the conflict in the government structures just over participation in the Rosneft deal, and the FSB became interested in the situation.
The publication notes that formal steps in the case of Alexei Ulyukaev were taken after Feoktistov was officially appointed to the oil company. As a result, Ulyukaev was detained on the night of November 15. The minister was caught red-handed while receiving a bribe of $ 2 million, which is more than 130 million rubles. from representatives of Rosneft.
As soon as information appeared in the press about the dismissal of General Feoktistov from Rosneft, the company itself called it “nonsense”. Then the press secretary of "Rosneft" Mikhail Leontyev made a statement. The company's ambiguous position suggests that the Ulyukaev case really influenced this story. This is the opinion of Pavel Salin, director of the Center for Political Research at the Financial University.
“At first, one version was voiced, which for Feoktistov and for the management of Rosneft became not very presentable - allegedly the head of the security service left not only the company, but was also fired from the security department due to the arrest of Ulyukaev, within which he“ overdid it ” ". Now the version of "Rosneft" is much more complementary in relation to the former employee - he went to be promoted to the FSB. But judging by the fact that earlier the official representatives of the company generally denied the fact of Feoktistov's departure from the company, there is probably a less presentable version of his dismissal, ”the expert noted.
While working for the FSB, General Feoktistov also supervised other high-profile arrests, including the heads of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Sugrobov and Boris Kolesnikov. According to media reports, Feoktistov promptly accompanied the case former governor Kirov region Nikita Belykh.
Lilia Ponomareva
Former head of the Rosneft security service, Oleg Feoktistov, who was considered for the post of deputy head of the economic security service, may not pass an internal check with the FSB "special officers" due to ties with the former chief "special officer" of the TFR Mikhail Maksimenko and Shakro Molodoy.
FSB General Oleg Feoktistov, who until recently headed the Rosneft security service and became famous for the special operation against the ex-Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev, has problems with his further career in his native special service. According to Life, after being fired from Rosneft, the general applied for the post of deputy head of the Economic Security Service (SEB) of the FSB, but was refused. When the Internal Security Directorate of the FSB raised a dossier on him, it turned out that the general often met and had dubious affairs with the former chief "special officer" of the Investigative Committee of Russia Mikhail Maksimenko, who was associated with the leader of the domestic criminality Zakhary Kalashov, nicknamed Shakro Molodoy. Both have now become accused in a criminal corruption case.
One of the most influential and non-public FSB generals, Oleg Feoktistov, has managed to change several jobs in recent years. Until the fall of 2016, he was the deputy head of the FSB's CSS, he was predicted to be the head of the service, but in September the general was suddenly sent into honorary exile in the Rosneft company. There he took up the post of chief of the security service. The reason for the transfer of Feoktistov was a corruption scandal in the Investigative Committee, when the first deputy head of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow, General Denis Nikandrov, the head of the departmental Internal Security Department, Colonel Mikhail Maksimenko, and his deputy Alexander Lamonov were detained. It was Feoktistov who supervised the "special officers" of the TFR from the FSB, recommended Maksimenko for the post of head of the department, and it is also believed that he overlooked corrupt officials.
Feoktistov is known as the ideologist of a whole series of special operations by the FSB against major businessmen, officials, security officials and politicians. These are operations in the Cherkizovsky market of businessman Telman Ismailov, the case of furniture smuggling in Three Whales, the case of the protection of underground casinos by the prosecutors and security officials of the Moscow region, the case of the Federal Drug Control Service General Alexander Bulbov, the corruption scandal in the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption (GUEBiPK) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the arrest of generals Denis Sugrobov, an operation against the governor of the Kirov region, Nikita Belykh, and a search at the head of the Federal Customs Service (FCS) Andrei Belyaninov.
At Rosneft, the general did not sit idly by. He developed the "Meat basket" operation to detain the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev, who allegedly extorted two million dollars from the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin for agreeing on a deal to buy Bashneft. In October Feoktistov and Sechin wrote a statement to the head of the FSB Alexander Bortnikov that Ulyukaev was demanding a bribe, and on November 14 the minister was detained while receiving a bag of money at the Rosneft office. True, the dubious circumstances of this story raise many questions for everyone. Whatever it was, but in March 2017, the general was fired from Rosneft. Sechin only sparingly explained that Feoktistov had returned to military service.
According to Life, the general tried to get a very prominent position in the FSB. The fact is that his former chief in the FSB's Internal Security Service, Sergei Korolev, recently became the head of the FSB's Economic Security Service (SEB).
The SEB FSB is one of the most powerful divisions of the FSB of Russia, which is tacitly called the chief controller of the oligarchs. The SEB officers developed and carried out operations against the structures of the oligarchs Vladimir Gusinsky, Boris Berezovsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The division is still engaged in the control of the largest financial and industrial corporations in the country, and the key divisions of the SEB are called so: directorates for counterintelligence support of industrial facilities, transport, credit and financial sphere. Random people of the SEB of the FSB do not head: the leaders of the service were, for example, the current director of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov, as well as former head Gosnarkokontrol Viktor Ivanov. That is why potential candidates for the post of head of the SEB are being thoroughly tested.
Life's sources in the special services said that Feoktistov had sent documents for approval as deputy head of the SEB. The "special officers" of the FSB raised materials against the general and found incriminating evidence that could put an end to his future career in the SEB.
At the disposal of the CSS were video recordings of numerous meetings of Feoktistov with his colleague from the TFR - Mikhail Maksimenko. Meetings almost always took place outside of work - in questionable apartments and restaurants. They discussed personnel issues as well as criminal cases. All this happened already during the development of high-ranking officers of the TFR and Shakro Molodoy, '' a source in the special services told Life.
Back in the spring of 2016, the FSB of the Russian Federation received a transcript of a recording of one of the joint gatherings of General of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation Denis Nikandrov and his colleagues Maksimenko and Lamonov, during which they discussed the upcoming resignation of the head of the SEB Yuri Yakovlev and decided how they could get their man to the vacant position. Perhaps Feoktistov should have been.
The one who controls the SEB FSB controls all the finances of the country. Therefore, the "team" of Mikhail Maksimenko, perhaps, wanted to take under its "supervision" the money of Russia, or rather the people who manage it, - explained the source of Life.
However, there is still no evidence that Feoktistov was promoted to the post of Maksimenko and Co., the source says.
Since mid-2016, close public attention has been focused on resonant publications in the media about large-scale sweeps in the central office of the FSB. In particular, the readership was agitated by the information that FSB General Oleg Feoktistov (the biography is offered in the article) has lost his office. The former first deputy head of the Internal Security Directorate (Internal Security Directorate), General Feoktistov, known in certain circles as General Fix, Fikus or Oleg-Bolshoi, since 2004 directly headed the 6th Internal Security Service, which was in charge of ensuring the operational support of criminal cases.
Why was General Fix "rolled"?
Prior to his appointment to this position, Oleg Feoktistov, FSB general (photo above), headed the 6th Service for almost five years and was such an influential figure that the Lubyanka employees allowed themselves to mention him only in a whisper. More than once, well-wishers made attempts to compromise the general: Internet sites specializing in "leaks" from the special services periodically published notes telling that Feoktistov allegedly had all Moscow judges in his fist, and his subordinates could drive around the capital drunk and send where away from the traffic cops.
In 2011, in contrast to FSB General Oleg Feoktistov (you can read the biography below), Sergei Korolev, an adviser to Anatoly Serdyukov, who was then acting Minister of Defense, was appointed the head of the "detached house". However, Feoktistov continued to deal with all operational issues. In the light of this information, the question arises especially sharply before many: why did FSB General of Russia Oleg Feoktistov lose his career?
What is "Sechin special forces"?
It is known that such a nickname was given to the 6th Internal Security Service of the FSB, created in 2004 on the initiative of the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the security forces. The backbone of the "six" was personally selected by the FSB general Oleg Feoktistov from the fighters of "Vympel" and "Alpha" (special forces of the FSB) who passed the hot spots. Among the tasks is to provide operational support for high-profile criminal cases. During the special operations, the fighters used cover documents and various sets of state license plates.
According to the information, FSB General Oleg Feoktistov (biography is presented below) had to live under the name of Sergei A. for a long time, having “aged” by 2 years. The head of the service took an active part in the operational support of high-profile criminal cases. It is known that FSB General Oleg Feoktistov (with a biography, a photo can be found in the article) in 2014 directly supervised the arrest of Police Lieutenant General D. Sugrobov, head of the GUEBiPK (who dared to take Colonel I. Demin into operational development of one of the FSB Internal Security Service officers) , as well as his deputy, Major General of Police B. Kolesnikov. The latter, according to the version put forward by the investigation, committed suicide during interrogation.
In March 2015, soldiers of the 6th Service detained the governor of the Sakhalin Region A. Khoroshavin, suspected of receiving a large bribe ($ 5.6 million). In the same year, employees of the "six" put handcuffs on V. Gaizer (head of the Komi Republic), as well as officials of his administration. All of them were accused of fraud and the creation of a criminal group. In June 2016, the 6th Service “accepted” the mayor of Vladivostok, millionaire I. Pushkarev, owner of the Park Group concern. He was charged with abuse of office and participation in commercial bribery and immediately taken to Moscow. In addition, the "six" detained Nikita Belykh, the former governor of the Kirov region.
Versions
There are a number of versions of the mysterious resignation of one of the most powerful FSB generals, Oleg Feoktistov (a biography will be presented below).
- First. One of the reasons people in the know call a series of high-profile events around the Baltic customs, over which the winds of change were actively sweeping. For control over the "tasty" customs economy, a real battle unfolded at the top, as a result of which many high-ranking security officials lost their posts. Operational support of the criminal case was organized by the FSB's Internal Security Service, the commands for searches in the houses of the defendants and their detention, as is known from reliable sources, were personally given by General Feoktistov.
- Second. According to this version, V. Putin received complaints from a State Duma deputy (“ United Russia») Maria Maksakova-Igenbergs. It is known that her millionaire husband, a deputy from the Communist Party Denis Voronenkov, was involved in a criminal case related to the raider seizure of one of the buildings in the center of the capital. Investigation materials indicate that Voronenkov found a buyer for the mansion and received a large advance payment. The deputy himself has repeatedly stated in his interviews that the initiation of a case against him was initiated by General Feoktistov for revenge for organizing a private investigation, as a result of which 16 officers of the highest echelon of the FSB were dismissed.
- Third. According to this assumption, the reason for which the powerful special officer was "burned out" was the too close friendship of M. Maksimenko, the head of the Internal Security Service of the Investigative Committee, who was arrested for a bribe. According to some reports, Feoktistov was the curator of special officers from the Investigative Committee and it was thanks to him that Maksimenko got his position.
- Fourth. The reason for the general's resignation could have been his unsuccessful participation in the case concerning the publication in Novaya Gazeta about the young wife of I. Sechin - Olga. It was reported that the lady appeared on a yacht worth $ 150 million. The Sechins filed a lawsuit against the newspaper in the Basmanny Court. In search of the "customer" of this publication, the FSB's CSS was thrown. They did not accomplish their task.
Feoktistov Oleg Vladimirovich: biography, photo
Official biography there is no former special officer in the public domain. Therefore, there is little misinterpretation regarding its origin. For example, some claim that FSB General Oleg Feoktistov is from Leningrad. In fact, (confirmed information) the future powerful fighter against corruption and smuggling was born on July 3, 1964 in Moscow. The general's biography necessarily contains a postscript: he was involved in the arrest of A. Ulyukaev, head of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, which took place in 2016.
Start
After graduating high school, the future FSB general went to serve in the army (border troops). He was trained at the FSB Academy. Since 2004, he was the head of the 6th department of the Department of its own
Notoriety
For the first time, the general public learned about General Feoktistov during the sensational criminal cases of the so-called "Three Whales" (about the smuggling of furniture) and Chinese smuggling, which in 2000 entered the warehouse of the FSB Logistics Department.
Professional quality
Co-workers of O. Feoktistov characterize him as a real professional, tough and executive boss. They note that he always performed the assigned tasks unquestioningly.
Career
According to experts, General Feoktistov has repeatedly made attempts to accelerate his own career advancement. In 2012, he actively lobbied for his own appointment as the head of the Moscow FSB. The attempt was unsuccessful - the mayor of Moscow S. Sobyanin himself opposed his appointment. The promotion of O. Feoktistov to the post of chief of the Internal Security Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation also ended unsuccessfully. In September 2016, Oleg Fekotistov was appointed to the board of Rosneft and was appointed head of the security service. It is known that the general left the company in March 2017. Earlier, he was taken to the FSB reserve.
The Ulyukaev case
During the general's work at Rosneft, one of the most resonant arrests of high-ranking officials took place: the Minister of Economic Development of Russia A. Ulyukaev was accused of extorting a bribe of $ 2 million from Igor Sechin, the head of Rosneft. During trial the ex-minister accused General Feoktistov of provocation, which led to the initiation of a criminal case against him. It is also known that the general was behind a number of other high-profile arrests of high Russian officials in 2015-2016.
Effects
Participation in the case of A. Ulyukaev had a negative impact on the career of O. Feoktistov: a high-ranking general, who had previously avoided any publicity and did not even post his photograph on the Rosneft website, attracted excessive attention. In this regard, he was recalled back to the central office of the FSB. After 4 months, he was denied an appointment to the SEB due to excessive exposure.
Pension
Not so long ago, on his order, major businessmen, governors and even one minister were arrested, and the head of the customs service was searched (at the same time, the discovered boxes of money were shown to all central TV channels). Now his life is a pension in a village near Istra, bearing the self-explanatory name - Yabedino, living in a house with an area of 110 sq. m, rather modest by today's generals' standards.
It is known that in this village the general owns land plot in 2100 sq. m, a residential building and a bathhouse. This property is not an acquisition of recent years - according to information, it was here that children and adolescence General, his parents are buried in the village cemetery. Another one was built on the site wooden house smaller, daughter Lydia and grandchildren come here for the weekend. There are also several outbuildings and a pond.
Photo: meros. org
First, a frank confession. “There was not a single high-ranking general in the law enforcement agencies or in the special services whom they“ walked through ”in the same way as Feoktistov is now. He was an absolutely systemic person, but now the system does not need him, ”the source said. NT close to the leadership of the FSB. So he comments on the resonant material of the Investigation Management Center, which showed the alleged summer cottages of the former vice-president of Rosneft and FSB general Oleg Feoktistov and his twin brother.
NT got acquainted with the extracts from Rosreestr for real estate in the village of Yabedino, Istra district of the Moscow region - as the owner they really indicated "Oleg Vladimirovich Feoktistov", some objects have belonged to him since 2004. Finding where the general lives is not so easy, the source adds. NT: information about the property of the former deputy head of the internal security directorate (CSS) of the special service was never indicated in the declarations and was not published, it was not without a hint.
Vice President's mistakes
The last operation of Feoktistov was the arrest of Alexei Ulyukaev in November 2016, when the Minister of Economic Development came to a meeting with Igor Sechin in order, according to the investigation, to receive a bribe in the amount of $ 2 million. For this money, he promised not to oppose Rosneft, which was going to take part in the deal to privatize Bashneft. Although this position of the prosecution raises doubts (in November the deal was already approved, and it was impossible to prevent it), it is precisely this position that the prosecutor's office advocates at the trial in the Ulyukaev case.
Feoktistov, who moved to Rosneft in September 2016 as vice president for security, oversaw the development of the minister and actually prepared Sechin for a meeting with Ulyukaev. During this meeting, according to Rosbalt and confirmed by two interlocutors NT, head oil company had to utter a few phrases that would make it clear that Ulyukaev understands that money is being handed over to him. However, these words, as follows from the recordings of the conversation, never sounded, and Sechin himself was extremely unhappy that the content of his conversation with the minister became known to the public - he called the actions of the prosecutors "professional cretinism."
The head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, is said to have initiated the creation of the 6th internal security service of the FSB.
And although Ulyukaev's driver confirmed that his boss first put a weighty briefcase in the trunk of the car (about 20 kg, that is how much it weighs $ 2 million), and after a while returned with a "basket of sausage", the criminal case was actually left without key evidence.
As an interlocutor close to the leadership of the Lubyanka explains, this is one of the reasons why Feoktistov left Rosneft in March 2017, why he could not find a place in the central office of the FSB, and why he is now preparing to retire.
Another reason, notes a second source NT in the special service - this is "excessive zeal" shown during the work on the Ulyukaev case.
And finally, according to both interlocutors, Feoktistov's dismissal is also explained by strategic objective, which President Putin has set himself: not to over-strengthen the position of an already influential oil company in the pre-election year at the expense of one of the most powerful security officials.
THE DISMISSAL OF FEOKTISTOV IS EXPLAINED BY ANOTHER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE SET BY PRESIDENT PUTIN: NOT TO STRENGTHEN OVERLY POSITION AND WITHOUT THE INFLUENCING OIL COMPANY OIL GODSKHIZHYDY SAKHMYDO IN PREVIEWS
Claims from the very top
In the career of General Feoktistov, there were many high-profile stories: the battle with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Drug Control Service in the Three Whales case, a successful confrontation with the heads of the anti-corruption department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Boris Kolesnikov and Denis Sugrobov, the arrest of businessman Dmitry Mikhalchenko, who in St. Petersburg was called "the governor of 24 hours." , opposing the "night governor" - the crime boss Vladimir Barsukov-Kumarin.
The decline of Feoktistov's career fell on the summer of 2016. The first claim of the country's leadership to the general was related to the searches of Andrei Belyaninov, who at that time was the head of the Federal Customs Service. As a result of operational activities "Gazeta.ru" published photographs of paintings in the house of the head of the FCS and boxes with money.
Vladimir Putin did not hide his attitude to what happened. “The fact that any investigative actions, including searches and something like that, were“ thrown out ”in the media, I consider unacceptable. They damage the business and personal reputation of any person, ”the president said in December during his annual press conference.
General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Denis Sugrobov, who fell under the skating rink of economic and political repressions of the FSB, Moscow, May 8, 2014. Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS
By that time, Belyaninov had already left the customs, but did not become a defendant in the criminal case: they apologized to him and returned the confiscated item. And the 6th Internal Security Directorate of the FSB, which conducted the searches, has since lost many of its operational functions and ceded the unofficial title of the most influential unit to the 2nd FSB Internal Security Service. It was Feoktistov who supervised the work of the "six". He also coordinated the actions of Belyaninov.
Another claim was related to the case of the criminal authority Zakhary Kalashov (Shakro Molodoy). Searches in the framework of this investigation were carried out in the capital department of the TFR, and three high-ranking officials of the department were detained, including the head of the internal security department of the Investigative Committee, Mikhail Maksimenko. They were suspected of collaborating with Shakro's people.
Maksimenko, according to two sources in the leadership of power structures, was right hand Alexander Bastrykin, who managed to keep his post due to "close cooperation" with the FSB. In addition, Maksimenko actively interacted with Feoktistov: together they discussed the details of investigations of many criminal cases. As the interlocutors note NT, as a result of Maksimenko's arrest, the FSB general was also compromised.
Dmitry Mikhalchenko. Photo: tavrijci.in.ua
Not for an idea, but for shoulder straps
Another circumstance that forced Feoktistov to move to Rosneft in the summer of 2016 was the rise new group influence on the Lubyanka. An important stage in this process was the investigation of high-profile criminal cases of smuggling, one of which is Dmitry Mikhalchenko. Those close to Mikhalchenko were arrested as part of several investigations at once - on the illegal import of alcohol into the country, on theft during the restoration of objects of the Ministry of Culture and on fraud during work in the presidential residence. The files of the smuggling cases also mention FSB officers who could be associated with illegal activities. These suspicions resulted in two checks that the CSS conducted with its colleagues in the FSB - the Economic Security Service (SEB). As a result, in June-July 2016, the head of the SEB Yuri Yakovlev and his subordinate, the head of the department "K" of the SEB FSB (engaged in counterintelligence support of the credit and financial sphere), Viktor Voronin, left their posts.
General Viktor Voronin is no longer the curator of banks
The new head of the SEB was Sergei Korolev, who had previously headed the FSB's CSS. And management "K" went to Ivan Tkachev, in whose direct subordination was the 6th service of the CSS. Two interlocutors NT note that Korolev was against Feoktistov's promotion: although the officers worked together for a long time, Feoktistov was not Korolev's man. For the combination of these reasons, Feoktistov left for Rosneft.
An interlocutor close to the FSB leadership notes a tendency: "young technocrats", who, according to politicians and political scientists, in the last year began to come to the fore in the government, the presidential administration and the governor's corps, are gradually occupying key positions in the power structures.
ANOTHER CIRCUMSTANCE FORCING FEOKTISTOV TO GO TO ROSNEFT IN SUMMER 2016 WAS THE RISE OF A NEW GROUP OF INFLUENCE ON LUBYANKA
Korolev and Tkachev are the very "young technocrats" from the security forces who are supposed to replace Feoktistov. Until 2004, Korolyov served in the St. Petersburg department of the SEB, then transferred to the acting reserve of the Federal Tax Service, and a few years later became an adviser to Anatoly Serdyukov, who was then the Minister of Defense. What exactly Korolev was doing in the military department is not known for certain. An interlocutor close to the leadership of the FSB insists that Korolev, as an employee of the special service, supervised the work of the Main Directorate of the General Staff (until 2010 - the GRU). In 2011, the head of the FSB's CSS, Alexander Kupryazhkin, was promoted to the post of deputy director of the FSB. Oleg Feoktistov was expected to fill the vacant place, but it was Korolev who took him as a result.
Head of Department "K" of the FSB Ivan Tkachev and head of the SEB FSB Sergei Korolev
ACCORDING TO A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE FSB LEADERSHIP, KOROLEV IS IN THE CLOSE CIRCLE OF BROTHERS ARKADIY AND BORIS ROTENBERGOV. ALSO, KOROLEV IS "A CLOSE FRIEND AND A RELIABLE SUPPORT OF FSB DIRECTOR ALEXANDER BORTNIKOV"
According to a source close to the leadership of the FSB, Korolev is in the inner circle of the brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg. In addition, Korolev is "a close friend and reliable support of FSB director Alexander Bortnikov," the source continues. NT.
Korolev's positions in the special service are really strong: it was on his initiative, two sources on Lubyanka insist, that a criminal case was launched against the deputy head of the Information Security Center (CIB) of the FSB, Colonel Sergei Mikhailov, senior operative of the 2nd department of operational management of the CIB Dmitry Dokuchaev , as well as an employee of Kaspersky Lab Ruslan Stoyanov and businessman Georgy Fomchenkov, who were accused of treason. According to the investigation, they handed over to the CIA materials obtained in the course of operational support of criminal cases. Mikhailov was detained at the beginning of December 2016 at the board of the FSB: he was taken out of the hall with a bag on his head.
Mikhailov's likely contacts with Western intelligence services have been known since at least 2010, according to three sources familiar with the case. According to them, all this time the FSB believed that it was about the exchange of information and recruitment. However, it was at the request of the Queen that the intelligence officers began to be dragged for interrogations and then arrested. The result of this criminal case was a change in the leadership of the CIB - Andrei Gerasimov left the post of head of the center, his former deputy Sergei Skorokhodov took his place from the end of July.
"THEY HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WERE WORKING FOR 10 YEARS, AND THEN WILL START GETTING POSITIONS IN STATE CORPORATIONS, WHICH WILL ALREADY PROVIDE" WHITE "AND THEM, AND THE WHOLE FAMILY"
Less is known about another "young technocrat" from the security forces - Ivan Tkachev. According to the interlocutor NT in the special service, for his diligence Tkachev received the nickname "Soldier" from his colleagues. Last years with the rank of colonel, he was in charge of the 6th service of the CSS. “It was a group of about 35 people who worked not for an idea, but for shoulder straps, who had career ambitions. They had a clear understanding that they have been working for 10 years, and then they will begin to get positions in state corporations, which will already provide them and the whole family “on white”, ”says a source in the FSB.
The general's shoulder straps and the chair of the head of the "K" department of the SEB FSB for Tkachev were a jump two steps up the career ladder at once, the interlocutor notes. Even with great merit, such an increase would hardly have been possible, but with the support of Korolyov, the director of the FSB agreed on the appointment. The reason, according to two sources in the special service, is simply explained - it is the unquestioning diligence characteristic of many "new Lubyanka".
On Tuesday, it became known that General Oleg Feoktistov, who worked for six months as deputy for security of the executive president of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, will be dismissed from military service. It was assumed that after working in an oil company, he would go to the FSB's economic security service, however, according to Kommersant's information, the appointment was canceled due to excessive attention to General Feoktistov. During the trial, ex-Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev accused the general of provocation, as a result of which a criminal case was opened against the official for extortion of a bribe.
The first information about the upcoming appointment of Oleg Feoktistov to the fourth service of the FSB appeared at the end of April. Then the sources of Kommersant reported that the general, who worked in the staff of the seconded employees, was preparing to be appointed to the post of deputy chief of the economic security service (ESS). However, on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported that the general would soon be dismissed from military service: "Retirement can be unexpected." The FSB did not provide official comments on Tuesday.
According to Kommersant's sources in law enforcement agencies, General Feoktistov is considered one of the most experienced intelligence officers. While working in the sixth service of the FSB (internal security department), he was in charge of operational support of the case of bribery of the former governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh, the creation of a criminal community by the ex-governor of Komi Vyacheslav Gaizer, the bribe of the ex-governor of the Sakhalin region Alexander Khoroshavin and a number of other high-profile cases. The surname of Mr. Feoktistov also appeared in the criminal case of Denis Sugrobov, ex-head of the Main Directorate for Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, who was convicted of abuse of power and the creation of a criminal community.
Oleg Feoktistov's acquaintances characterize him as a tough and executive boss who "unquestioningly fulfilled the assigned tasks."
General Feoktistov worked for Rosneft for six months, taking the place of Vasily Yurchenko, a native of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. As a seconded FSB officer, he oversaw the company's security issues. The key episode for Oleg Feoktistov was his direct participation in the operation to detain ex-head of the Ministry of Economy Alexei Ulyukaev. Recall that Mr. Ulyukaev was detained in November 2016 at the Rosneft office on charges of extorting a bribe (see Kommersant on November 16, 2016). Subsequently, the head of the department was dismissed and placed under house arrest. On August 16, at a court session, Aleksey Ulyukaev accused Igor Sechin and Oleg Feoktistov of provocation. According to the ex-minister, “handing over the bag (with money .- "B") was planned in advance by the FSB "with the participation of the head of Rosneft.
After the arrest of the ex-head of the Ministry of Economy, General Feoktistov left Rosneft: Mr. Sechin explained this by his return to military service. Sources of Kommersant reported that then they began to look for him a new job in the company itself, but he could not find a comparable position in Rosneft.
The initiation of a criminal case against Aleksey Ulyukaev negatively affected Oleg Feoktistov: excessive attention was drawn to a high-ranking general who avoided publicity and did not even post his photo on the Rosneft website. In this regard, it was decided to recall him back to the central office of the FSB. According to Kommersant's information, after four months of deliberation, the special service leadership decided to abandon the option of appointing him to the SEB: the general was exposed, and the FSB has no doubts that his name will still come up during the hearings in the case of Alexei Ulyukaev.