Coach Andrusov supported blogger Shabutdinov in his activities

Coach Andrey Andrusov, who served on the board of directors of Like Center LLC, stated that the company provided high-quality training to clients. He admitted that, if possible, he would do the same as its co-founder Ayaz Shabutdinov, who was found guilty of fraud on a particularly large scale. This was reported on October 31 by a correspondent of Izvestia.

"For me, what Ayaz did while he was at the Like Center is very cool. If I could, I would probably do the same thing. Because it is very right to develop entrepreneurship," said Andrusov.

Speaking about the company's activities and the level of educational programs it provided, Andrusov compared the Like Center to the Skolkovo Innovation Center.

"I think this is the right experience to go through, and it's great," he shared.

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Earlier that day, Shabutdinov was sentenced to seven years in prison for fraud on a particularly large scale.

Shabutdinov was detained on November 3, 2023 after complaining about the educational courses he had sold, and he was arrested the next day. The blogger is charged under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Fraud"). In October 2024, Shabutdinov's lawyer informed Izvestia that the investigation into the blogger's case had ended. In April last year, the court seized the coach's property.

On April 2, 2025, his lawyer Kaloy Akhilgov stated that Shabutdinov had completely repented of what he had done and asked for forgiveness from users dissatisfied with his training on his social media page. According to the human rights activist, Coach took this step despite the many proofs of his innocence.

On October 23, the prosecutor's office requested eight years in prison for Shabutdinov. In addition, the prosecutor requested a fine of 15.5 million rubles. The state prosecution clarified that the blogger's guilt had been proven in all 113 episodes of the case.

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