At the hearings in the Moscow City Court, Bespalov and his defenders insisted that the only evidence of his guilt was the testimony of Sviridov, who, according to their version, gave it “in order to avoid criminal liability for his actions.” The defenders insisted that Bespalov had five children, was ill, there was no evidence that he would put pressure on the investigation and Sviridov, so they asked to change the preventive measure to one not related to detention. However, the court found that “taking into account the long period of his presence in various positions of the 2nd service of the 9th Directorate of the FSB of Russia, Bespalov has developed certain personal connections in law enforcement agencies, he knows the forms and methods of carrying out investigative and operational search activities.” Therefore, he was left in pre-trial detention.
Bespalov was a person close to the current head of the M Directorate of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Sergienko. At one point, the Sergeenko-Bespalov tandem (who became deputy head of the 4th service, which oversees the regional FSB), practically managed to “crush” the banking sector, which, from the point of view of official duties, is the domain of Directorate “K”. The coordinator and ideologist of this direction was Sergei Bespalov, who had enormous influence on S.S. Ivanov, head of the “F” department of the GUEBiPK. Ivanov was the creature and confidant of Sergeenko and Bespalov from the time they worked in the famous 2nd Internal Security Service of the FSB. Even then, there was a plan and task to occupy the money “clearing” of the head of the banking department of Directorate K, Kirill Cherkalin. With the support of “M” and the CSS provided by Bespalov, the courts and investigative authorities increased/weakened the pressure on any participants in the processes. Ivanov and Bespalov controlled the company “Efremov and Partners” accredited by the DIA. The key deputy of the DIA, Popelyukh A., actually “sworn allegiance” to Ivanov and carried out all the tasks assigned by him and his trusted GUEB employee, Zinkin.
Top managers of banks with revoked licenses who are abroad can tell a lot about Bespalov. In particular, Alexander Bugaevsky (ex-chairman of the board of Interkommerts Bank).
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