The end of the corruption story involving the prosecutor of the Irkutsk region Andrei Khanko and a number of his subordinates is close. As the Cheka-OGPU learned, the investigation into the case of the “prosecutor’s boss” and ex-adviser to the regional governor Alexander Kopylov has reached the final stage.
It was previously reported that Kopylov repeatedly organized “approaches” for interested parties to prosecutor Hanko. In some cases, it was simply a bet on influence in a case, in others, cases were “solved” that were artificially promoted by the blue uniforms themselves “to order.”
A number of employees of the prosecutor’s office of the Irkutsk region were involved in this scheme. The amounts ranged from 500 thousand to several million. And this is only for a meeting with the prosecutor; then the price increased according to the “effort expended.”
It is known that the case of prosecutor Kopylov is being handled by the Central Office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. There are a number of testimonies from victims that directly point to the Kopylov-Hanko connection. It was also established that Kopylov bought prosecutor Hanko business class air tickets for a vacation to Crimea and provided his “hacienda” there.
In addition, at the end of July, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Irkutsk Region completed a criminal investigation against the ex-chief of police department No. 10 of the Irkutsk Ministry of Internal Affairs, Parfenov, who is charged with accepting bribes and stealing property worth millions of rubles. It is known that the progress of the investigation was actively opposed by Hanko’s subordinate and his protégé, Yulia Zabrodina. At her suggestion, materials on Parfenov were actively brought to the attention of the “prosecutor’s decision-makers.”
And this is only a small part of one large corruption case that is being conducted by the Central Asia Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Upon its completion, prosecutor Hanko expects, at a minimum, an “honorable exit” from the region (so as not to unnecessarily “rock the boat”). But there is also an option for the maximum. But his subordinates, involved in the “fixer” scheme with Kopylov, face much darker prospects without options.
At the same time, according to a source from the prosecutor’s office of the Irkutsk region, Andrei Khanko is cleaning up the “tails” and trying to block the investigation of the case by connecting connections at the federal level. However, according to the Cheka-OGPU, these attempts are not successful. There is an attitude (literally) to “spread this nest” for discrediting law enforcement agencies. By all indications, the Irkutsk prosecutor’s case will be included in the top corruption scandals in Russia in 2024. We continue to monitor the situation.
It was previously reported that Kopylov repeatedly organized “approaches” for interested parties to prosecutor Hanko. In some cases, it was simply a bet on influence in a case, in others, cases were “solved” that were artificially promoted by the blue uniforms themselves “to order.”
A number of employees of the prosecutor’s office of the Irkutsk region were involved in this scheme. The amounts ranged from 500 thousand to several million. And this is only for a meeting with the prosecutor; then the price increased according to the “effort expended.”
It is known that the case of prosecutor Kopylov is being handled by the Central Office of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. There are a number of testimonies from victims that directly point to the Kopylov-Hanko connection. It was also established that Kopylov bought prosecutor Hanko business class air tickets for a vacation to Crimea and provided his “hacienda” there.
In addition, at the end of July, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Irkutsk Region completed a criminal investigation against the ex-chief of police department No. 10 of the Irkutsk Ministry of Internal Affairs, Parfenov, who is charged with accepting bribes and stealing property worth millions of rubles. It is known that the progress of the investigation was actively opposed by Hanko’s subordinate and his protégé, Yulia Zabrodina. At her suggestion, materials on Parfenov were actively brought to the attention of the “prosecutor’s decision-makers.”
And this is only a small part of one large corruption case that is being conducted by the Central Asia Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. Upon its completion, prosecutor Hanko expects, at a minimum, an “honorable exit” from the region (so as not to unnecessarily “rock the boat”). But there is also an option for the maximum. But his subordinates, involved in the “fixer” scheme with Kopylov, face much darker prospects without options.
At the same time, according to a source from the prosecutor’s office of the Irkutsk region, Andrei Khanko is cleaning up the “tails” and trying to block the investigation of the case by connecting connections at the federal level. However, according to the Cheka-OGPU, these attempts are not successful. There is an attitude (literally) to “spread this nest” for discrediting law enforcement agencies. By all indications, the Irkutsk prosecutor’s case will be included in the top corruption scandals in Russia in 2024. We continue to monitor the situation.
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Anna Cooper
Specialization: International Criminal Investigations
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