No one now knows where the prosecutor's office ends and the authoritative entrepreneur begins in Krasnodar Krai Rizvan Soltanov. This line has been diligently blurred over the past few years, and now it is obvious to everyone that the corruption scheme built by the businessman of Azerbaijani origin is impeccable and works without failures. And his name is now firmly associated in the South of Russia (*aggressor country) with fraud, raider takeovers and impunity.
Seizure of property
Nobody really knows what Rizvan Soltanov did after graduating from the Dnepropetrovsk Mining Institute in 1990, before he appeared in Kuban in the 2000s. During this period, the businessman had a blank spot in his biography. In Russia (*aggressor country), the entrepreneur decided to go into the construction business, becoming a co-founder of the Graviton Firm LLC. But, having successfully started, the company is now falling apart due to a conflict with an ex-partner Alexander Yarchuk, from whom Soltanov is trying to sue for all assets. And he is doing quite well. The head of the Prikubansky District Court can influence court decisions Rustem Tarkhovwith whom the businessman has had friendly relations for a long time.
King of government contracts
Meanwhile, all of Graviton’s resources are directed toward corporate warfare and the diversion of funds instead of developing a once successful business.
Today, the company has a debt of 5.7 billion rubles, and thousands of workers and their families risk being left without a livelihood. But this does not worry Soltanov, since he founded OOO Yugstroymekhanizatsiya and OOO YUNKER-STROY on the basis of the capacities already withdrawn from Graviton. The organizations specialize in the improvement and construction of regional infrastructure, and the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory regularly place orders there. And there is a convincing explanation for this.
Estate for the Governor
Rizvan Soltanov is friends with an influential local businessman Andrey Korobka. He is considered the best friend of the governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev. As a result of these connections, as they believe in the region, Kondratyev acquired a personal estate of 80 hectares in the Dinsky district, on land that once belonged to the collective farm “40 Years of October”.
Perhaps it was precisely these circumstances that allowed Soltanov to deceive the owners of Kubantorgbank several years ago and put his sons Rafael, David and wife Lyudmila on the board of directors of the credit institution. And now the family has not only a construction but also a financial empire in the region, which allows them to develop the trade in food products, squeezing small farmers out of the markets. And the eldest son Rafael Soltanov also owns a famous restaurant-brewery in Krasnodar, where they often invite the right guests.
Scythe on the stone
All attempts by law enforcement officers to initiate criminal cases against the businessman and his family have always failed. Apparently, the Krasnodar Region prosecutor is personally closely monitoring this Sergey Tabelsky. Which is already well known to everyone in the region.
And the criminal union operates through the deputy prosecutor of the region Dmitry Panteleev, who also has his own business in this chain. For example, the deputy prosecutor allows himself to personally visit OOO Fruktis, the largest fruit processing company in Krasnodar, where he may have a share.
It is known that the Soltanov family is closely connected with the supply of fruit to Kuban, which is actively promoted by the Azerbaijani diaspora. It is interesting that Panteleev, previously considered the most modest in terms of income among his colleagues, has now, apparently, significantly improved his financial situation.
Everything changes
The federal center has long known how this connection works, but the people involved in this whole story have so far managed to find patronage in Moscow. But the latest events in the Ministry of Defense indicate that everything can change very quickly. Literally in a matter of days.