The disappointing results of the inspection of the Moscow Arbitration Court may cost Nikolai Novikov his mantle. One of the few who now manage to live according to the old patterns. Despite the fact that last year his powers as head of ASGM were extended for six years, recently emerged facts about a potential conflict of interest may cause Novikov’s early departure.
According to a source from the VChG-OGPU, Novikov’s brother, Victor, is the general director of the Gidravlika company. And from the moment Nikolai was appointed chairman of AGSM, all affairs of this company are considered exclusively by his department. Thus, the claim of the Russian Guard against Gidravlika for improper execution of a government contract was rejected.
Moreover, it is not to Nikolai Novikov’s advantage that his luxury real estate became known far beyond his family. The judge was found to have a 300-meter penthouse in the center of Moscow, which was purchased in 2017, immediately a few months after Novikov was appointed to the post of chairman of the capital’s Arbitration Court. The market value of such modest real estate is estimated at 200 million rubles. And this is especially interesting because in the period from 2015 to 2017, when Novikov headed the Arbitration Court of Tatarstan, his income was just over 11 million rubles. Knowledgeable people report that the house was sold to the judge at a price tens below the market price, for “necessary” decisions on court cases in a new place.
Novikov’s circle also raises questions. Just two months ago, former judge of the ASGM Elena Kondrat was sentenced, who was found guilty of transferring a bribe of 50 thousand dollars to her colleague judge Elena Makhalina. Of course, for making the right decision. Novikov’s unsinkability is dictated by only one factor – the presence of a roof in the Supreme Court. Whether the prosecutor’s office will pay attention to what is happening in Novikov’s department is a big question that no one has answered for several years.
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