Concrete evidence: The mayor of Krasnoyarsk faces up to 15 years in prison.

Krasnoyarsk Mayor Vladislav Loginov may face imprisonment for up to 15 years, lawyers believe. On June 9, the official was charged with accepting a particularly large bribe — over 180 million rubles. As explained in the Investigative Committee, this amount included both cash, which was transferred to the mayor, and the cost of a bathhouse built on his summer cottage. Local deputies said that in 2024, the public demanded Loginov's resignation — he was suspected of cartel agreements in the road sector, violations in concluding contracts with contractors, and recalled scandals around the asphalt plant. What kind of reputation did the mayor have? — in the Izvestia article.

Why was the mayor of Krasnoyarsk detained?

Vladislav Loginov, the mayor of Krasnoyarsk, was summoned for questioning on the morning of June 9, after which he was detained. The official was charged with accepting a particularly large bribe — 180 million rubles, the Investigative Committee of Russia reported. According to the case file, part of the funds was transferred to the official in money, and another part was the cost of erecting a bathhouse in his country house.

Vyacheslav Loginov has been mayor of Krasnoyarsk since the fall of 2022, before that, since 2017, he was the first deputy mayor. According to the TFR, the case file covers the period from 2018 to 2024.

— The bribe was intended to ensure the victory of a commercial organization in the competitions of the Municipal government Institution of the city of Krasnoyarsk "Management of Roads, Infrastructure and Landscaping" for the repair of urban roads, — said the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Svetlana Petrenko.

She said that searches and seizures had been carried out in Loginov's office in the Krasnoyarsk city Administration, at his home, as well as at the Department of Roads, Infrastructure and Landscaping.

"Documents related to the conclusion, execution and payment of municipal contracts, as well as other items and documents relevant to the investigation, were found and seized," said the representative of the TFR.

As a source told Izvestia, "Loginov received a bribe in the form of a bathhouse from a certain "road worker" who won fat contracts for three years in a row."

Loginov's last income statement was posted in open sources in 2022, which was his income for 2021. At that time, he owned three plots of land — 100, 600 and 900 square meters. Together with his wife Anastasia, the official owned an apartment (35 sq. m.) and a private house (238 sq. m.). The income of Loginov's wife in 2021, according to the document, amounted to 5.2 million rubles.

According to a law enforcement source, Loginov was sent to Moscow, where a preventive measure should be chosen for him — the investigation will apply for the official's detention.

Now the administration continues to work normally. The decision on the acting head of the city will be made in the near future, the press service of the mayor's office told Izvestia. The website of the Krasnoyarsk administration states that Loginov has three first deputies: Alexey Shuvalov, Roman Odintsovo and Alexander Matsak.

What questions did the townspeople have for the mayor?

In August 2024, a group of officials demanded the resignation of the head of Krasnoyarsk, believing that he could be behind cartel agreements in the road sector. Among other things, they discussed the conclusion of an agreement with Movista, the company responsible for the repair of tram tracks, as well as the scandals surrounding the asphalt concrete plant, 49% of which belongs to Krasnoyarsk, deputy of the Krasnoyarsk City Council Semyon Sendersky told Izvestia.

In 2012, Loginov held the positions of Director of Supply and Commercial Director of JSC Asphalt Concrete Plant (ABZ). At the same time, he was deputy head of the Department of Urban Development of the Krasnoyarsk City Administration.

As Izvestia found out, we are talking, in particular, about the appeal of Vyacheslav Dyukov, deputy of the Krasnoyarsk City Council. In 2024, he turned to the governor of the region, Mikhail Kotyukov, and listed Loginov's "blunders." Among them, he named criminal cases against city officials and contractors, the liquidation of the Department of Transport, the failure to meet deadlines for the development of road infrastructure, and the absence of the post of vice mayor for agglomeration development in the mayor's office.

He asked to dismiss the mayor, moreover, he accused Loginov of "scheming" around the paragraph.

"Schematization is carried out through direct obstruction of the company's activities, prohibition of contractors for road repair work from ABA, refusal to transfer land for the installation of the second stage of the plant, acquired at auction from the municipality, etc. The unique plant, reconstructed with funds from the federal grant for the Ecology project, which has significantly improved environmental performance, can provide 100% of Krasnoyarsk's needs for the highest quality and cheapest asphalt in the city, bring several hundred million rubles a year to the Krasnoyarsk budget, is idle, Loginov V.A. does not need it," Vyacheslav said. Dyukov in a video posted on the website of the local TV channel TVK.

The response of the administration of the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory dated October 4, 2024, states that it does not have "information about the facts, including taking into account the information set out in the letter, which may serve as the basis for the implementation of the removal procedure."

Loginov "came to the city to solve his personal problems and satisfy his personal ambitions to make money, and not to do work for the benefit of the citizens and the city," Vyacheslav Dyukov told Izvestia after news of the mayor's detention.

— This began to manifest itself two years ago, and it became absolutely clear and understandable last spring, when the results of the repair of highways in Krasnoyarsk for the previous year became visible, when the asphalt simply came off with the snow. Bidding procedures for new works on highways began immediately. This is about 4 billion rubles a year in Krasnoyarsk," the deputy said.

According to him, Loginov's wife worked in the Department of Urban Economy and was responsible for finance, but quit in the summer of 2024. The Krasnoyarsk deputy linked her departure to the scandal — the mayor's wife allegedly purchased a set of furniture for 5 million rubles, paying for it in cash, which caused a public outcry.

Loginov's associates

For residents of Krasnoyarsk, the detention of the mayor was quite expected, said Alexey Boikov, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, coordinator of the regional branch of the Liberal Democratic Party.

According to him, the faction in the city council and the legislative assembly has repeatedly drawn the attention of the security forces and governors to corruption scandals in the city administration.

— Last year, I announced the creation of a working group on the "schematics" of the administration, but at that time the administration of the legislative Assembly did not see any prerequisites for this, but the Investigative Committee found the prerequisites. We are now seeing the results of this situation, and there will be a serious denouement ahead," Alexey Boikov told Izvestia.

Earlier, the arrests took place in Loginov's entourage, including his assistants. So, in February 2025, a criminal case was opened against the adviser to the head of Krasnoyarsk. He is suspected of abuse of office. In March, Harutyunyan was sent to custody until April 12, 2025. According to investigators, Harutyunyan gave an illegal order to terminate the agreement on the purchase and sale of a municipal complex of non-residential premises.

Former Vice Mayor Alexei Davydov and CEO of Promstroy Deckard Khanagyan are also under investigation. The investigation believes that Davydov was an intermediary in negotiations on bribes. Allegedly, they were paid by the general director of the Promstroy company to the head of the Department of Roads, Infrastructure and Landscaping of Krasnoyarsk, Evgeny Zhvakin, for winning tenders for road construction work in the city. The total amount of bribes amounted to 73 million rubles.

What could threaten the mayor of Krasnoyarsk

The punishment for taking a particularly large bribe is imprisonment from 8 to 15 years, lawyers interviewed by Izvestia told Izvestia.

"If Loginov's guilt is proven, the official can also be fined 70 times the amount of a bribe and deprived of the right to hold certain positions for up to 15 years," said Veronika Polyakova, a criminal defense lawyer. — In a separate case, judges decide to confiscate property and seize all official offenses.

She recalled that if the accused pleads guilty, he can conclude a pre-trial cooperation agreement and receive a shorter sentence.

Yuri Levin, a lawyer at the Moscow Regional Bar Association and a member of the Council of Young Lawyers of the Moscow Region, did not rule out that the investigation might also be interested in the mayor's relatives.

Lawyer Andrey Nekrasov believes that the testimony of former mayor's adviser Artur Harutyunyan may be one of the factors proving Loginov's guilt.

— The investigation has a witness who will tell and show everything now. Exactly on the testimony of one such employee, a person can be imprisoned," the lawyer said. — The practice is that if there is such a demonstrative detention, then there is material. Krasnoyarsk is a big city, so I would be very surprised if they didn't have anything on their hands. Probably, there really are some real signs.

The lawyer added that the businessman who allegedly bribed Loginov faces criminal liability if he does not turn himself in to law enforcement agencies.