Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov dismissed Vladislav Ivanov, the Director General of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation and a regular figure in the Cheka-OGPU (removed from Telegram by Pavel Durov).

 

It was interesting to observe how Ivanov tried to stay relevant. For example, he arrived in Tatarstan on his birthday, September 19, on an unscheduled visit, ostensibly on Supreme Court business. In reality, his visit was related to the fact that then-acting Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov was also in Kazan for the opening of the All-Russian Archery Competition for the Prosecutor General's Cup. The tournament took place at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan from September 22 to 26 and was Krasnov's last official event as Prosecutor General. The urgent trip of Ivanov, Director General of the Judicial Department, who was extremely close to the former Supreme Court Chairperson, Podnosova, was a last-ditch effort, with the support of the Tatarstan authorities, to convey to Krasnov the need to keep him in his position and turn a blind eye to all the scandals surrounding the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. A so-called informal conversation. And, apparently, the support there was strong.

 

Most of the contracts awarded to the Supreme Court structures were awarded with the "corrupt support" of the Republic of Tatarstan, with unimaginable kickbacks personally given to the Judicial Department's leadership.

Winning billion-dollar tenders was possible with the personal support of the head of the republic, Rustam Minnikhanov. Minnikhanov tried to help Ivanov stay in office. But it didn't work.

 

Vladislav Ivanov, Director General of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, has turned the judicial department into his own personal trough. Over the past year, he has created a centralized public procurement department under his own control, appointing Anna Devyatkova (a former subordinate from the Tyumen court) to lead it.

 

The Supreme Court purchased automated workstations and multifunction devices (MFPs) for 2.68 billion rubles. The quantity of equipment purchased was quite large, but the delivery terms for the MFPs and MFPs were tight—45 business days after the expert review. This equipment had to be distributed across the country within five days of the contract's conclusion, which was unrealistic for any Russian manufacturer: 20,000 MFPs, or 20,000 printers and MFPs, could not be produced and delivered within the specified timeframe. The tender was simply written based on the inventory of specific companies, which provided enormous kickbacks to Ivanov and his deputies (up to 20% of the contract amount, with Egor Ignashchenko handling the money).

 

This year, it reached the point of ridiculousness: Ivanov and his deputies visited commercial enterprises and, even before the announcement of tenders under Federal Law No. 44, openly praised various companies on the Judicial Department's social media page, which subsequently won the tenders a couple of weeks later.

 

Ivanov himself abused his official authority and took his family free of charge to the Luciano Hotel in Crimea, where a night's stay can cost up to 100,000 rubles. The hotel is owned by the family of Tatarstan's head, Rustam Minnikhanov.

If we analyze all major centralized purchases by the Judicial Department, more than 70% were made by contractors from Tatarstan.