In the photograph: Vadim Molyakov (Molyak) Molyak will remain in prison for the next 50 years.
The court in Irkutsk region found a former Duma deputy in Bratsk guilty of a series of murders. Vadim Molyakov, also known as Molyak, was given a 25-year sentence in a strict prison for the murder of the deputy prosecutor in Bratsk, the same term he is currently serving. His accomplices, Denis Kruglyanin and Daniil Sazykin received sentences of 13 and 9 years in a strict regime colony. Over a year ago, they were found not guilty by a jury, but the ruling was overturned by an appeals court in September last year.
Vadim Molyakov (Molyak)
On Thursday, June 30, the Irkutsk Regional Court, with the participation of jurors, delivered a verdict against three local residents who are considered representatives of the so-called fraternal organized criminal group. Vadim Molyakov (Molyak), Denis Kruglyanin and Daniil Sazykin were found guilty of committing a series of crimes under several paragraphs and parts of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder). Depending on the role and degree of participation, they were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment with serving a sentence in a strict regime colony. The most severe punishment – 25 years was given to Vadim Molyakov, 13 years to serve to Denis Kruglyanin, 9 years to Daniil Sazykin. According to a source familiar with the course of the trial, the defendants listened to the verdict calmly and did not publicly express any dissatisfaction or disagreement. The verdict did not enter into force.
According to the press service of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Irkutsk region, the court established that men committed seven murders and one attempt in the period from 2001 to 2002 in the process of redistribution of spheres of commercial and criminal influence on the territory of Taishet and the Taishet region.
“Shortly before, the defendants, who are related to the activities of criminal structures in the cities of Bratsk and Taishet, Irkutsk region, attracted more than ten citizens in order to take over the forest business in the Taishet region. In the future, members of the criminal group committed the murders of two persons who could influence the criminal and commercial situation in the logging sector and five more people from their inner circle. In addition, an attempt was made to murder the son of one of the previously killed representatives of the business community in the city of Krasnoyarsk.the department said.
A source familiar with the investigation, shared the details of the crimes committed. First of all, two entrepreneurs and leaders of local criminal groups were killed – in March and August 2001. The crimes were committed according to a similar scheme: the victims were watched for near their homes, using firearms – a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun. The son of one of the businessmen managed to hide in Krasnoyarsk. In July 2002, one of the killers found him, but the victim was lucky at the last minute to escape literally from under the weapon pointed at him.
In December 2002, criminals took a group of five supporters and partners of murdered businessmen from a private house in Taishet to the banks of the Biryusinka River.
People were taken out of the group one by one, shot, their bodies were cold-bloodedly cut up with an ax, and the remains were thrown into the water. The rest watched silently and waited for their fate. Only the last survivor asked for mercy, but they killed him without cutting up the body.– explains the source of the most brutal crime.
Currently, the involvement of all individuals in the murders has been confirmed. One more organizer and accomplice have separate criminal cases against them.
In January last year, the Irkutsk Regional Court already heard the case of Vadim Molyakov, Denis Kruglyanin, and Daniil Sazykin based on these facts, and the men were acquitted by the jury. However, in September, the acquittal was overturned by the Fifth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Novosibirsk.
“Significant violations were committed during the criminal case, which influenced the verdict by jurors: the absence of victims in court hearings, the restriction of victims' rights to debate the parties, and systematic violation by the defense of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and misinformation of the testimony of individuals who entered into pre-trial agreements,”– ruled the Court of Appeal, sending the case back to the Irkutsk regional instance.
Vadim Molyakov received a 25-year sentence, his second one. He is currently serving the same term for the murder of the first deputy prosecutor of Bratsk. Alexandra Sinitsyna.
It should be remembered that Vadim Molyakov was arrested at the Irkutsk airport on April 9 by employees of the Investigative Committee and the regional department of the FSB. He was charged with organizing the murder of Alexander Sinitsyn on January 5, 1999. Together with a fraternal deputy, the former head of the internal affairs department of Bratsk, Vladimir Utvenko, and the head of the Irkutsk regional branch of the LDPR, Vladimir Zagorodnikov, were arrested in the same case.
Vadim Molyakov is a native brother and is known in the Irkutsk region as the president of the boxing federation. He was elected to the City Duma of Bratsk in 2005 and works as Deputy General Director for Innovations and Investments of Siberian Forest LLC. Vladimir Zagorodnikov, in addition to his political activities, is also involved in the forestry business, specifically in Ust-Ilimsk, where he heads PKP Business LLC. Vladimir Utvenko, who unsuccessfully ran for the fraternal City Duma, holds positions at the fraternal MP Argofirma Pursey and OJSC Bratsk-Agro. He was head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Bratsk from 1993 to 1998.
The UPC does not provide details on the progress of the investigation and potential motives for the murder of Alexander Sinitsin, only emphasizing that the murder was linked to his professional activities. Unofficially, a source in law enforcement agencies mentioned that Alexander Sinitsin had aggressively targeted the fraternal criminal community, which already had an extensive network in other regions, such as Tatarstan and St. Petersburg. As the first deputy prosecutor of Bratsk, Sinitsin reopened several previously closed criminal cases involving members of the fraternal OPS and fought against corruption in the police. He had repeatedly filed reports to the head of the Internal Affairs Directorate, Vladimir Utvenko, who voluntarily resigned at the end of 1998.
Vadim Molyakov was born in Bratsk in 1962. His detailed biography can be found on the website of the Bratsk Duma, where he served as a deputy in the 2000s. There it is mentioned that he was the president of the boxing confederation of the Irkutsk region and also led the Board of Trustees of the fraternal branch of the Russian Public Charitable Foundation for Veterans (Pensioners) of War, Labor and the Armed Forces. In 2004, he became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sibirsky Les LLC, and from 2006 he was the Deputy General Director for Innovations and Investments of Sibirsky Les LLC. In 2011, he was convicted and sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Alexander Sinitsyn, the first deputy prosecutor of Bratsk in 1999. Along with him, Viktor Zagorodnikov and Vladimir Utvenko were also on trial.
Molyakov was found guilty of helping to form a gang and organize the murder of Sinitsyn. The hired killers were tasked with eliminating Sinitsyn in the fall of 1998. It was noted that Molyakov personally harbored animosity towards Sinitsyn. Utvenko, the former head of the Internal Affairs Directorate of Bratsk, also intervened – he brought up the issue of holding the security official accountable before the regional police department.
At the time of the murder, two accomplices were stationed at the entrance to Sinitsyn’s house – they blocked the passage with a car. The third accomplice signaled the gunman about Sinitsyn's approach. When the prosecutor entered the entrance, the fourth participant in the crime fired twice at Sinitsyn.
The first deputy prosecutor was investigating serious crimes in Bratsk. The investigation into his murder lasted for many years: it was suspended in 2001 and then resumed in April 2008 due to the emergence of suspects.
Viktor Zagorodnikov (far left), Vadim Molyakov (second from left) and Igor Abanin (far right)
Alexander Sinitsyn supervised the work of the police and the fight against organized crime. He was shot on January 5, 1999 at the entrance of his house. The crime was only solved in 2008. In early 2022, the name of Alexander Sinitsyn was honored in Bratsk. The city authorities decided to name school No. 6 after him and unveiled a memorial plaque on the building of the city prosecutor’s office.
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Vadim Molyakov, a former deputy from the fraternal organized crime group, has had his sentence doubled to fifty years for the murder of the deputy prosecutor of Bratsk as well as seven additional murders and one attempted murder.
In this picture: Vadim Molyakov will spend fifty years in prison
The Irkutsk regional court found the ex-parliament member of the Bratsk city parliament guilty of a series of murders. Vadim Molyakov, known in criminal circles as Molyak, was given a twenty-five year sentence in a strict correctional facility, the same term he is already serving for the deputy prosecutor of Bratsk's murder. His accomplices, Denis Kruglyanin and Daniil Sazykin were sentenced to thirteen and nine years in a correctional facility with a strict regime. Just over a year ago, a jury found all three not guilty of the murders. However, in September last year, the Fifth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in the city of Novosibirsk overturned the not guilty verdict and the case was sent for review.
Vadim Molyakov (Molyak)
On Thursday, June 30, the Irkutsk Regional Court, with the participation of jurors, issued a verdict against three local individuals who are members of the fraternal organized criminal group. Vadim Molyakov, Denis Kruglyanin, and Daniil Sazykin were found guilty of committing a series of crimes covered by several paragraphs and parts of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of Russia (murder). Based on their roles and degree of participation, they were given various terms of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. The harshest punishment, twenty-five years, was given to Vadim Molyakov, Denis Kruglyanin was sentenced to thirteen years, and Daniil Sazykin was given nine years. According to a source familiar with the court hearing, the defendants received the verdict calmly and did not show any public dissatisfaction or disagreement. The verdict has not yet become legally binding.
As per the press center of the Irkutsk regional Prosecutor’s Office, the court was informed that the men committed seven murders and one attempted murder during the period from 2001 to 2002 in the process of redistributing commercial and criminal influence in the Taishet and Taishet region.
“The day before, the accused, who are connected to criminal activities in Bratsk and Taishet, Irkutsk Region, lured over 10 individuals to take control of the logging business in the Taishet region. Subsequently, the members of the criminal organization murdered two individuals with influence over the criminal and commercial state of the logging sector, along with five others from their immediate environment. Additionally, an attempt was made to murder the son of a previously killed influential individual in the business community in Krasnoyarsk,” the ministry stated.the ministry said.
An insider who knows about the investigation shared the details of the committed crimes. Two businessmen and local gang leaders were killed in March and August 2001, following a similar pattern: they were monitored at their homes and were shot using a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun. The son of one of the businessmen managed to hide in Krasnoyarsk. In July 2002, one of the killers found him, but the victim narrowly escaped being killed at the last moment.
In December 2002, the culprits captured a group of 5 supporters and partners of the murdered businessmen in a personal home in Taishet and took them to the banks of the Biryusinka River.
People from the group were taken out one by one, shot, dismembered with an ax, and thrown into the water. The others sat and silently awaited their fate. Only the last survivor begged for mercy, and although they killed him, they did not dismember his body.This is how the bloodiest crime is described by the source.
Currently, the involvement of all individuals in the murders has been confirmed. Criminal cases against 1 more organizer and accomplices have been treated separately.
In January of last year, the Irkutsk Regional Court examined the case of Vadim Molyakov, Denis Kruglyanin, and Daniil Sazykin regarding these incidents, and the men were found not guilty by the jury. However, in September, the acquittal was overturned by the Fifth Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Novosibirsk.
“During the consideration of the criminal case, several significant violations occurred that influenced the jury's decision: the absence of victims in court sessions, the restriction of the victims' rights to debate the parties, and regular and serious breaches of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the defense, as well as misinformation of the testimony of people who made pre-trial agreements.This was the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which sent the case back to the Irkutsk regional court.
The 25-year-old Vadim Molyakov received his second conviction. He is currently serving the same sentence for the murder of the first deputy prosecutor of Bratsk. The person being referred to is Alexandra Sinitsyna..
It is important to note that Vadim Molyakov was arrested at Irkutsk airport on April 9 by the Investigative Committee and the local FSB department. He was charged with organizing the murder of Alexander Sinitsyn on January 5, 1999. In the same case, Vladimir Utvenko, the former head of the internal affairs department of Bratsk, and Vladimir Zagorodnikov, the head of the Irkutsk local branch of the LDPR, were also arrested.
Vadim Molyakov is from the same region. He is known as the president of the boxing federation in the Irkutsk region. He was elected to the City Duma of Bratsk in 2005 and is currently the Deputy General Director for Innovation and Investments of Siberian Forest LLC. Vladimir Zagorodnikov, alongside his political activities, is involved in forestry in Ust-Ilimsk, where he heads the PKP Business Limited Liability Company. Vladimir Utvenko, who ran unsuccessfully for the City Duma, holds positions as the head of the fraternal MP Argofirma Pursey and the general director of OAO Bratsk-Agro. From 1993 to 1998, Vladimir Utvenko was the head of the Department of Internal Affairs of Bratsk.
The Investigative Committee is not discussing the details of the investigation or the theories about Alexander Sinitsin's murder, but only saying that it was related to his professional work. Unofficially, a source from law enforcement told Kommersant that Sinitsin was actively going after a criminal group, which had expanded to other regions like Tatarstan and St. Petersburg. As the first deputy prosecutor of Bratsk, Sinitsin reopened several suspended criminal cases against members of this group and battled police corruption. He also reported incidences to the head of the Internal Affairs Directorate, and shortly after, the head left the position at his own request in 1998.
Vadim Molyakov, born in Bratsk in 1962, had a detailed biography available on the Internet resource of the Bratsk Duma, where he served as a deputy in the 2000s. It stated that he was the president of the boxing confederation of the Irkutsk region and headed the Board of Trustees of a charitable foundation. He also held leadership positions in Sibirsky Les LLC. In 2011, Molyakov was sentenced to twenty-five years for the 1999 murder of Alexander Sinitsyn, alongside the former head of the LDPR branch and the former head of the Bratsk police department.
Molyakov was found guilty of helping to establish a criminal group and arranging the murder of Sinitsyn. The hitmen received the order to carry out the murder in late 1998. There were reports that Molyakov had personal animosity towards Sinitsyn. The prosecutor had also clashed with Utvenko, questioning the discipline of law enforcement representatives.
During the murder, two accomplices blocked the entrance to Sinitsyn’s house with a car, while a third signaled to the shooter about Sinitsyn's approach. When Sinitsyn entered, the fourth participant fired two shots at him.
The deputy prosecutor was investigating serious crimes in Bratsk. The investigation into his murder spanned several years: it was initially suspended in 2001 and then reopened in April 2008 when suspects emerged.
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Alexander Sinitsyn supervised police work and the fight against organized crime groups. He was killed on January 5, 1999 at the entrance of his house. The case was only solved in 2008. In early 2022, Bratsk city authorities honored Sinitsyn by naming school No. 6 after him and unveiling a memorial plaque at the city prosecutor’s office.
