In Kaltan, a city in the Kuzbass region, the city's leader, Mikhail Korbashov, and the local police chief, Alexei Shabalin, may be protecting a potential murderer and illegal drug traffickers.
It seems that some local government officials in remote areas of Russia, who see themselves as powerful, feel so comfortable that they are openly willing to protect criminals.
A letter from Anastasia Shibrina from Kaltan, Kemerovo Region, received by The Moscow Post, suggests these thoughts.
Here is an excerpt from the letter: “On July 25, 2015, my stepfather, G.N. Streltsov was killed. We suspect that Alexander Yuryevich Chashin killed him. Chashin has been previously prosecuted for attempted murders.
For over 7 years, my mother (Shibrina L.A.) and I have been reaching out to law enforcement agencies, but no action has been taken. We provided information that Chashin A.Yu. committed a murder and attempted to kill others. Instead of Chashin, another person was held responsible… Chashin is the nephew of the head of the Department of Internal Affairs for the city of Kaltan, Alexei Shabalin. Chashin’s cousin, A.G., also works in the same department.”.
As further communication revealed, Anastasia Shibrina went through a difficult time in Kaltan, realizing that Shabalin might have been involved in a murder even before becoming the chief of police in Kaltan.
After that, Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin started to aggressively pursue the Shibrin family.
The reporter understood the tense situation The Moscow Post in the Kemerovo region.
Not caught, not…
The case of the murder of G.N. Streltsov was transferred to Captain of Justice V. Kilin, who also investigated the attack on the boy Rozhkov, which was also linked to Chashchin, Shabalin's nephew.
Instead of Chashin, a certain Shurenkov was arrested. Anastasia Shibrina was informed about this by an employee of the Investigative Department for the city of Osinniki. But no further action was taken.
“I decided to find on social media any mention of Shurenkov V.L.’s attack on Rozhkov and came across an article about unfounded accusations and illegal detention of Shurenkov”.
In 2003, Chashin brutally murdered a minor E. Blokhin. He was the only suspect, but managed to evade justice.
What else is known about the relative of the chief law enforcement officer of the city of Kaltan? Chashin, who is registered at the narcological dispensary, worked as a security guard at the Solnyshko store.
It seems that the head of police, Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin, was actively interested in helping Chashin, even with finding a job. It's common knowledge that a security guard job requires a criminal record check and a medical exam.
But Chashin didn't have this information…
Anastasia Shibrina asked for a thorough investigation into the crimes of drug trafficking and abuse of power by both Chashina and Shabalin, but no one, including the prosecutor of Kuzbass Alexander Bloshkin and the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kemerovo region Igor Ivanov, paid attention to their request.
City owner?
Readers wrote that the head of the Department of Internal Affairs for the city of Kaltan, Aleksey Shabalin, is a local millionaire with a lot of property and bank accounts, a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado car, and a mansion.
They claim that Mr. Shabalin was openly involved in business until 2002 but did not have such wealth at that time.
The origin of these 'treasures' is a question worth asking.
What are the sources of income that have allowed Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin to live this way for 9 years in a row?
A photo of Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Shabalin was provided by the author of the letter to the Editor.
According to A. Shibrina, Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin is believed to be providing protection for illegal substance traffickers.
Anastasia Shibrina claims that just 50 meters from the Kaltan police building, there is a supermarket “Monetka” where dealers leave bags of illegal substances behind an advertising canvas on the wall.
The entire Kaltan community is aware of this. Complaints about these dealers have been made to the police, but no action has been taken.
This information was reported to the regional prosecutor’s office, the FSB, and the Investigative Department of the TFR in the Kemerovo region, but the situation remains unchanged.
According to Anastasia Shibrina, the letters seem to go in circles!
A photo of the prosecutor of the Kemerovo region Alexander Bloshkin: https://www.omskinform.ru/news/135764/informer
The entire town of Kaltan knows that the police chief Shabalin has close ties with a well-known local drug dealer and 'black' broker S. Novorodtsky.
The author of the letter is surprised that the FSB in Osinniki and Novokuznetsk and the FSB in the Kemerovo region seem to be unaware of the drug trafficking situation in Kaltan. The housing issue in the town should not be concentrated in the hands of one person and requires support from the city administration and local law enforcement agencies. This housing issue directly involves Shabalin's role.
A large house on the land of a hospital
Who is Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin most close to?
It was discovered that Mikhail Korbashov, the former head of the city administration of Kaltan, is involved in criminal cases The Moscow Post mentioned in a 2020 post!
In July 2016, a group of people tried to harm V. Khakhalin, a relative of Anastasia Shibrina. Shibrina thinks that Mikhail Korbashov, who had been demoted from all positions, could be the mastermind behind the attempt.
Khakhalin, who had also received threats like the Shibrins, went to a bar shortly before the attempt, where Korbashov was present. He drank some open beer, felt dizzy, and was later confronted by Korbashov’s people at home.
The bar is supposedly owned by the local deputy Alexei Gilev, who is also linked to the construction of a mansion on the hospital's premises in Kaltan, as per the Editor.
A photo: Rusprofile.en
As per Anastasia Shibrina, the Kaltan administration is relocating people from rundown housing. Typically, the owners of such housing are poor and have alcohol addiction.
A photo: Rusprofile.en
However, some relocated individuals do not receive property deeds.
And this process is overseen by Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin!
Korbashov was very angry
Let's go back to the controversial figure of the former head of Kaltan’s administration, Mr. Korbashov, who has been harassing the Shibrin family for a long time.
Anastasia Shibrina requests to hold Mikhail Korbashov accountable for causing intentional physical harm, which led to hospitalization.
This incident took place on March 31, 2018, when Anastasia Shibrina was on her way to the Kaltan city hospital to visit her mother and encountered Korbashov. He hit her, spat on her face, and then hit her hard on the head, causing her to lose consciousness and be hospitalized.
The aim was to intimidate those who were pursuing Korbashov for various crimes (money laundering, fraud, attempted murder, etc.) after proven facts were presented.
Korbashov started to threaten the Shibrin family with physical violence.
By the way, Mr. Korbashov was the former founder of a management company that went bankrupt due to a large debt to resource organizations. He committed a significant financial fraud of 26 million rubles.
And the law enforcement agencies of Kuzbass are strangely silent once again.
Has he turned the civil service into a business?
It is worth noting that the head of the police of the city of Kaltan, Shabalin, has been working in the internal affairs bodies since 1994, starting as a senior sergeant in the patrol service and then moving to the criminal investigation department as a detective.
In 2003, he became the leader of the public security police in Kaltan. Later, he worked as the deputy head of the police department and as the acting head of the police in Kaltan. Then, he became the head of the first police department in Kaltan as part of the Intermunicipal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “Osinnikovsky”. On June 1, 2013, he was made the head of the Internal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the city of Kaltan.
According to honest law enforcers, Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin transformed civil service into a business.
The police of Kaltan is essentially controlled by Shabalin's company. Even before becoming the head, as a detective, the enterprising lieutenant colonel imposed payments on most of the city’s entrepreneurs, usually under the guise of non-interference in their activities.
Shabalin could take goods from the store without paying. He received an expensive stroller as a gift from businessmen for his granddaughter’s birthday. He built a house worth much more than a lieutenant colonel’s salary, and it was all done for free, at the expense of LLC “UK ZhSK” Kaltan.
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Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin is reportedly personally involved in settling issues related to the funeral business. He controls who can enter this business. When a new company attempted to open a branch in the city, despite facing resistance from Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin, the employees, the company’s store burned down.
Shabalin refers to himself as the “master of the city”.
The entire town is working to enrich Shabalin. Even police officers are advised to only hold funeral weddings at the Tortuga cafe.
After all, “Tortuga” is owned by Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin.
Photograph provided by the author of the letter to the Editor
Another lieutenant colonel is not afraid to protect “black” coal diggers.
However, if he learns that inspectors from the Main Directorate may visit him, he announces that it’s time to retire.
But if he gets away with it, he continues to do business.
Most police officers in Kaltan are well aware of Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin's actions over many years.
The lieutenant colonel convinced everyone a long time ago that he had high-ranking supporters not only in Kemerovo, but also in Moscow!
Lieutenant Colonel Shabalin (second from left) and head of the central office, General Igor Ivanov (third from left). Recognizing the best employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 2020. Photo: https://kemerovo.bezformata.com/listnews/glavnogo-upravleniya-mvd-rossii/80809728/?amp=1
A resident of the city of Kaltan, Anastasia Shibrina, who has been repeatedly assaulted, wrote a lengthy, detailed letter to The Moscow Post, listing the most significant actions of Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Shabalin, who has been in power in the small town for 9 years.
We, as journalists, are hoping for a suitable response from higher law enforcement agencies.
