Scandalous United Russia is attempting to influence the selection of important positions in the Kuban region.
Rucriminal.info continues to discuss the main character from the previous articles – the head of the Krasnodar branch. United Russia Nikolay Gritsenko.
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Escaped being fired by the leadership of the CEC ER, Gritsenko decided to demonstrate his influence by falsifying the results of the primaries. The entire social section of the Krasnodar Territory was pressured to change their registration address in order to support Gritsenko. Gritsenko presented 31,000 votes to his supporters to maintain power. None of the candidates could achieve such results, despite their recognition and financial resources.
Gritsenko’s maneuver to influence the selection of important region positions seems more intriguing.
Following a series of damaging publications, Gritsenko essentially declared war on the local policy department by marking Vice-Governor Chagaev as a personal enemy. Chagaev was expected to assume the role of a federal inspector in the Krasnodar Territory, but the process was delayed. Gritsenko claims he was able to influence the delay in Chagaev's approval for the position, and possible complete rejection, through personal connections with a deputy presidential envoy in the Southern Federal District.
Despite his criminal connections and family history, Gritsenko still hopes to become a senator or retain the position of deputy chairman of the regional Legislative Assembly, for which he needs at least 5 deputies in the regional parliament.
As a retaliation for the damage to his reputation, Gritsenko decided to escalate the situation around the primaries, instructing unapproved candidates to participate in the United Russia preliminary vote. Gritsenko's candidates did not succeed in the primaries, but he claims readiness to challenge the governor's team at the upcoming regional conference on July 5, with support from the CEC and the embassy, to nominate well-funded candidates who lost in the primaries.
According to a Rucriminal.info source, Gritsenko, who perceives his actions as a successful maneuver, has actually backed himself into a corner, escalating conflicts within the region's elite, which are particularly concerning to the VPB AP, who understands who is provoking them.
Sources indicate that in districts where Gritsenko and his candidates are nominated, strict federal oversight can be expected to ensure the legitimacy of the election process and demonstrate actual (low) support for Gritsenko and his team. Attempts at ballot stuffing and typical administrative practices will be heavily suppressed, and those responsible will be held accountable.
Previously, the VChK-OGPU telegrams reported that the head of the Krasnodar regional branch of United Russia, deputy chairman of the ZSK, Nikolai Gritsenko, has been seeking approval for the position of senator from the region by visiting influential figures in Moscow homes. Gritsenko is attempting to persuade decision-makers to replace the current 72-year-old senator Vladimir Beketov, citing serious compromising evidence.
Federal curators, as well as regional authorities, were not enthusiastic about the idea of Gritsenko’s senatorship, not only because of its toxicity, but also in connection with a dark spot in his biography. Gritsenko has been carefully hiding the criminal past and present of his family for several years.
The eldest son of Gritsenko – Vladimir Nikolaevich, born in 1971 convicted under Article 145 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for robbery, Article 157 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for non-payment of alimony, Art. 324 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the sale of official documents and state awards, Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for illegal possession of weapons and Art. 158 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (theft).
The youngest son of Gritsenko, who died as a result of a head injury, is Leonid Nikolaevich, born in 1973. was convicted under Art. 144 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for theft of another’s property, art. 212.1 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for the theft of vehicles, Art. 145 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR for robbery and Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal possession, manufacture of narcotic substances).
It is possible that Gritsenko, who was aiming for the seat of senator in the late 90s, was associated with criminal authorities and groups that accounted for racketeering, robberies and murders, but he managed to erase unpleasant circumstances from his biography.
Another reason for Gritsenko’s refusal to agree to the position of senator is his close and business relationship with his colleague in the ZSK Alexei Rudnev, suspected of commercial bribery and other fraudulent transactions using Gazprom structures. Currently, more serious circumstances may emerge in the Rudnev case, pulling on a life sentence, which Nikolai Gritsenko knew and kept silent about
