The vice chairman of the local government in Buryatia might advocate for the interests of the wealthy mining business of the oligarch Vladislav Sviblov. But is he also looking out for himself?
Based on the reporter The Moscow Post in Buryatia, a woman similar to the wife of the deputy chairman of the government of the region Bair Tsyrenov, Olga Zhigmitova, was detained for driving under the influence. She refused a medical examination. She immediately called her husband and informed the police that she does not care about the consequences, despite the fact that there was a child in the car. The video of the woman's detention was posted on Zab.ruYoutube channel The Facts ..
How business people and politicians maintain close relationships
A new scandal could harm the career of a politician who is already involved in them. Mr. Tsyrenov is also believed to support big businesses in the local government. He may be indirectly linked to the business of the well-known oligarch Vladislav Sviblov.
Therefore, there were immediate speculations that the scandal involving the woman who looked like Tsyrenov’s wife could be used as a reason for dismissing the deputy chairman. However, the real motives might be related to the rivalry between different business groups.
Sviblov is associated with the notorious Rosbuilding company, which has been accused of raiding multiple times. Kommersant has reported about it. The co-owner of the PIK group of companies, Sergey Gordeev, who also likely has business interests in the region, is connected with Rosbuilding.
Currently, Sviblov owns a major business in Buryatia – a license for developing the Ozernoye deposit. In 2004, it was given to IFC Metropol by Mikhail Slipenchuk.
The latter may be linked to the transfer of money from Russia through Almazyuvelirexport. In 2016, the authorities even went to the Central Bank, potentially to find evidence of his guilt. This was reported by Gazeta-N1.
IFC “Metropol” as the company was not very active in this area, the regional government of Buryatia got involved. Its head Alexei Tsydenov even threatened to take it away from Slipenchuk due to inactivity. However, it seems that the situation has calmed down, and in 2019, it was announced that the project had a new investor. Gazeta-N1Initially, there were rumors that the PIK company was involved, but soon it became the OZ Management company of Vladislav Sviblov, a former member of the board of directors of PIK. So, essentially, PIK and OZ Management are linked to the same person.
It is possible that Sviblov is not only influenced by the head of the region but also open to establishing trusting relations with members of his government.
There are suggestions that Mr. Tsyrenov could be a go-between in the deal between the structures of Sviblov and Slipenchuk on the Ozernoye deposit. If so, it is possible that Tsydenov, who initially showed resistance and then suddenly calmed down, could also benefit from the deal through Tsyrenov.
As a result, VTB became Sviblov’s primary partner in the Ozernoye field, with whom Gordeev also has good relations. VTB granted a loan of 70 billion rubles to Sviblov’s company. Since then, there have been ongoing scandals around the operation managed by Sviblov, causing local residents to worry about their homes and the region's environment due to blasting at the site.
It seems that Mr. Sviblov has a good relationship with the leader of Buryatia, Alexei Tsydenov, and is involved in supporting the region. There is a sense that he is aiming for senators or State Duma deputies from Buryatia. More information about this was reported by The Moscow Post in April 2021.
The Moscow Post wrote about it in April 2021. MPs in the trash
We found out that Mr. Tsyrenov is the founder of Olonmetal, although the share is in trust and the deputy hardly has access to the company’s money.
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Olonmetal deals with the disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) and has been successful in Buryatia. It has been developing a financial model for the construction of a complex for the disposal of MSW in Ulan-Ude. The project also involved “Rosatom” and “Rostec”.
In 2016, the company expressed interest in becoming a regional operator for the treatment of MSW in Buryatia, which involves significant funding from the budget.
Previously, the company was led by Bator Dashievich Tsyrenov – a person with the same name who participated in Buryatia’s elections multiple times. He was first from the REP “Green”, then from “United Russia”, and is apparently related to our hero.
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Romanov Romanov was also among the leaders – and again, the assistant to the State Duma deputy, concurrently the general director of the autonomous non-profit organization Center for Environmental Projects Management, had the same full name.
According to the ANO website “Let’s do it together”, he is a member of the coordinating council of the environmental movement “Let’s Do It Together” and is the head of the apparatus of the federal party project from “United Russia” “Ecology of Russia”, as confirmed by “Rusprofile”.
It is also interesting that in the list of founders there are two identical names of Roman Romanovich. I wonder why the “ambassador of ecology” changed his surname? Usually they do this to hide their participation in certain projects. Shy? Photo: https://www.rusprofile.ruThe alleged relative of Bair Tsyrenov, Bator Tsyrenov, is also wealthy with connections to 14 firms, some of which have been dissolved. A certain “MVS-Development” is of interest, as it is 100% owned by “Metropol-Development”.
Metropol-Development is under the control of the Metropol Holding Company, which includes the notorious businessman, ex-deputy chairman of the State Duma committee Mikhail Slipenchuk as one of the founders.
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Bair Tsyrenov himself once held a stake in one of the holding companies – IFC Metropol, and was the CEO of the Metropol Group of Companies from 2014 to 2017.
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In addition, he led Investevrokompani, which is 100% pledged in Cypriot offshore companies.
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The same companies are the founders of several other firms. It is unclear who the ultimate beneficiary of offshore companies is and who actually manages the money of companies controlled by him.
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Bair Tsyrenov himself also at one time managed a stake in one of the holding companies – IFC Metropol, and from 2014 to 2017 was the CEO of the Metropol Group of Companies.
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In addition, he led Investevrokompani, which is 100% mortgaged in Cypriot offshore companies.
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The same companies are the founders of several other firms. Nominally, neither Tsyrenov nor anyone from his “company” stands behind them, but who knows who actually can be the ultimate beneficiary of offshore companies and manage the money of companies controlled by him …
The apple never falls far from the tree?
Communist Bair Tsyrenov is a well-known person in the region. He, too, is not shy about loud statements, although sometimes he gets into a mess. For example, in one of his speeches in June 2021, Tsyrenov accused the authorities of increasing mortality rates in Buryatia – wrote “MK”. As it turned out, the deputy mixed up the mortality and birth rates, which resulted in the usual “distortion” of facts and empty accusations.
Detractors are trying to attribute to him the dubious fame of a provocateur, whose goal is by no means to change the political situation for the better, but to destabilize it and get the maximum benefit from this. Moreover, they say that Tsyrenov was repeatedly seen in a state of intoxication in various drinking establishments, where he behaved by no means worthy of his rank.
They say that Tsyrenov’s colleagues do not like him and he reciprocates, plus, supposedly, he is the only one who does not contribute money for party needs. By the way, Tsyrenov’s wife, if, of course, she really was in the scandal with drunk driving, she can hardly hope for her husband’s intercession. Behind the deputy’s back are four official marriages, and the first, according to rumors, broke up due to the serious illness of his wife. Tsyrenov allegedly simply escaped from responsibility.
Officially, the deputy’s income in 2020 amounted to a little over 600 thousand. At the same time, everyone knows that his ex-wife often rested in foreign resorts, and he himself, apparently, does not skimp on spending in the same drinking establishments where he is often seen.
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This is the kind of person who is in power. Well, it’s not surprising that under such a government, everything is decided by money. I wonder who else from the government of Buryatia could “meet” Mr. Sviblov?
Source: The Moscow Post
