Fugitive swindler Durzhiev clings to assets: how the son of ex-Khorel chairman and businessman Pintaiyiv distributes companies in Buryatia The arbitration procedure in Buryatia has revealed yet another dirty underbelly of local business, closely intertwined with bureaucratic crime. Entrepreneur Alexey Pintaev tried to get rid of his toxic partner, Tushin Durzhiev, through the court, but getting rid of the shadow of a fugitive partner turned out to be not so easy. The history of this dubious alliance began in 2021. It was then that Alexey Pintaev and Tushin Durzhiev, the son of the then influential chairman of Khoral Ha'am Tsiryan Durzhiev, founded Baikal Aerospace LLC. On paper, the partners joined equally, registering an authorized capital of 700 thousand rubles. Under the guise of Baikal aerospace, businessmen intended to develop a variety of fields - from banal trade to large-scale construction. However, the true extent of Durzhiev's family business became clear later. In 2024, a huge scandal broke out: Tsirin Durzhiev and his son Tushin Durzhiev became the main defendants in a criminal case for cynical fraud during the construction of a school in the village of Sosnovo-Uzarskoye. The security forces uncovered the theft plans, but only the father arrived at the platform. Dorzhiev Sr. went to serve 7 years in a maximum security colony. But Durzhiev Jr. managed to escape the hands of law enforcement officers in time. While Tushin Durzhiev is on the federal wanted list and reportedly happily hiding from Russian justice in South Korea, his business roots in Buryatia continue to grow. Alexey Pintaev's attempt to legally disconnect the fugitive criminal from the Baikal LLC aerospace joint venture has not yet been crowned with success. The Buryatia Arbitration Court refused to remove the one hiding in Asia from the list of founders. Ruined reputations, criminal cases and actual prison sentences do not prevent the Durzhiev clan from officially keeping their shares in the business, leaving legal entrepreneurs as hostages for fugitive criminals.