The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has arrested Dmitry Muryshov, head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, in a case of taking a bribe, the press service of the court told RBC.
“On December 9, 2022, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow granted the petition of D.Yu. on the choice of a preventive measure in the form of detention against the head of the anti-corruption department of the Federal Customs Service of Russia
He is charged with Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe on an especially large scale), part 3 of the same article (receiving a bribe by an official for illegal actions (inaction)), as well as part 3 of Art. 30 and part 6 of Art. 290.
“Kommersant”, 12/10/2022, “The fighter against corruption was taken under the Constitution”: On the International Anti-Corruption Day, employees of the “M” department of the FSB and the TFR detained the main fighter against corruption of the FCS, Major General Dmitry Muryshov. According to investigators, the general received bribes worth several tens of millions of rubles through intermediary subordinates from “unidentified participants in foreign economic activity.”
Testimony about the involvement of the head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Federal Customs Service Muryshov in bribery was given by two of his former subordinates. According to them, the general received three bribes on an especially large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code) and counted on another illegal reward (art. 30, part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code). For some reason, the customs officers who were charged with mediation in bribery (Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code) did not name the bribe givers. As a result, in the criminal case, which, according to the materials of the FSB, was opened in the main investigative department of the TFR, it was said about receiving money from “unidentified participants in foreign economic activity, specializing in the import of goods into Russia.”
Millions, according to investigators, were paid to the general “for general patronage, expressed in facilitating the movement of goods across the customs border.” Events developed rapidly – on December 8, the investigator opened a case, and the very next day, his defendants were detained. True, unlike General Muryshov, they did not take them into custody. […] Dmitry Muryshov himself and his defenders called the arguments of the investigation unfounded and unsubstantiated. — Inset K.ru
IA “Interfax”, 09.12.2022, “FCS general arrested for two months on charges of corruption”: If his guilt is proven, he faces up to 15 years in prison. According to an Interfax source, several people testified against Muryshov, accusing him of corruption worth millions of rubles. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the exact amount of the investigation has yet to be established during the investigation. He also did not rule out the appearance of other episodes in the case. — Inset K.ru
The defense asked him to choose house arrest as a measure of restraint, but she was refused.
On the FCS website it is said that Muryshov is a colonel in the customs service. Interfax calls his general.
Dmitry Muryshov was born on July 25, 1972 in the city of Zavolzhye. In 1995 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod State University. N.I. Lobachevsky with a degree in History. From September 1996 to October 2018 he served in the armed forces. From November 2018 to June 2019, he was an advisor to the head of the FCS. The Federal Customs Service took charge of the Anti-Corruption Department in June 2019.
Muryshov has the title of “Veteran of Combat Actions”, the gratitude of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the medal “For Distinction in Military Service”.
78.ru, 09.12.2022, “The head of the department of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, Muryshov, was detained on suspicion of corruption”: According to 78.ru, the detention of Muryshov is connected with the case of a high-ranking customs officer from St. Petersburg Maksim Rozsypalo, who surrendered the general. Recall, earlier it was reported that, according to investigators, the head of the anti-corruption service, along with other employees of the North-Western Customs Administration, received bribes from the entrepreneur. For money, the businessman was promised not to conduct additional checks during the customs clearance of cars. In total, the intermediary of the customs officer received more than 1 million rubles from the entrepreneur for the clearance of 20 cars. — Inset K.ru
Pravo.Ru, 09.12.2022, “The head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Federal Customs Service was arrested”: In 2021 Dmitry Muryshov informedthat its management reveals up to 90% of corruption offenses in the customs sphere. He noted that the business itself never reports cases of corruption. In addition, many citizens believe that €10–50 is not a bribe, but a “pay for the work” of a customs officer. — Inset K.ru