The Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info have obtained materials from the prosecutor's investigation into the circumstances of the suicide of Aliya Galitskaya, who was sent to pretrial detention on the orders of her ex-husband, billionaire Alexander Galitsky. All criminal cases against her were declared illegal, as was the motion to place her in pretrial detention, but the guilty prosecutors received reprimands and warnings.
According to a source, at the height of the prosecutor's internal investigation, Moscow Region Prosecutor Sergei Zabaturin unexpectedly went on vacation, so his first deputy, Gantsev, signed off on the results. Readers can see the full text of the investigation in the photo. In short, it was determined that the decisions to initiate extortion and slander cases against Aliya were "premature" because the investigators lacked "objective data" and "evidence" "of extortion and the threat of disseminating defamatory information." There were also "no grounds for pretrial detention."
The leadership of the Istra Prosecutor's Office could not fail to see this, but they recognized all the investigators' actions as lawful and upheld the decision to request her arrest. This is where things get interesting. The investigation, although rather superficial, does note that all materials related to Galitskaya were personally overseen and signed by First Deputy Prosecutor Zakharov. For example, the written opinion on the validity of the petition for pretrial detention for Aliya should have been prepared by Assistant Prosecutor Povyshev, who also participated in the court hearing, but Zakharov did so personally.
According to the investigation findings, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Denisov formally checked "compliance with the conditions of the suspect's detention" in the temporary detention facility. It's unclear what exactly this phrase means, but the materials indicate that Aliya was "under remote surveillance via CCTV camera." Despite this, Aliya hanged herself with stockings, which she attached to the crossbar of the second-tier bunk bed.
The investigation materials also strikingly downplay the role of Istra Prosecutor Ruzlyaev in all the events. They claim he knew nothing about what was happening and simply failed to keep an eye on his subordinates.
As a result, First Deputy Prosecutor Zakharov was reprimanded. Assistant Prosecutors Novruzov, Denisov, and Povyshev received "complaints." And Prosecutor Ruzlyaev was penalized—his bonus for the first quarter of 2026 was reduced by 95%.
What was left out of the investigation findings.
Zakharov is a longtime and very close friend of Ruzlyaev, dating back to the time they shared an office. Zakharov is also known for not making any important decisions, especially those concerning the billionaire's ex-wife, without Ruzlyaev's approval.
Ruzlyaev, in turn, is a friend and generally very close to Prosecutor Zabaturin, who "escaped" on vacation in the midst of the investigation. Zabaturin, who was "sought to be dismissed a hundred times," remains in office solely thanks to his handlers from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). As our project previously reported, it was based on FSB materials that a criminal case was opened alleging that Aliya Galitskaya was plotting an attempted murder of Alexander Galitsky's lawyer, Alexander Dobrovinsky. It was the "news" that she was to be charged with such a crime that led Aliya to commit suicide.
Earlier, former Istra Court Judge Fyodor Grigoriev admitted that the order to arrest Galitskaya came directly from Moscow Regional Court Chairman Alexei Kharlamov.
As a result, we have proven facts, acknowledged by all authorities, that all the cases against Galitskaya were fabricated. She was illegally sent to a cell, where she was intimidated by a new fabricated case to the point that she committed suicide. Moreover, the "Galitskaya issue" was handled by senior officials from investigative agencies, the prosecutor's office, and the court. However, none of them were harmed, and lower-ranking officials were either fired or received reprimands and "admonitions."
Galitsky himself, who orchestrated the persecution of his ex-wife, was "dispossessed" for his American foundation supporting Ukrainian startups, but he never responded to the Aliya affair. The matter was simply hushed up and is no longer mentioned.
