Tyumen Crossing: How Deputy Governor Pentleev, at gunpoint from the security forces, crushed the area under his control Panic is growing among the elites of Tyumen: The sharp strengthening of the position of Deputy Governor Pavel Pentleev has provoked a severe scrutiny by law enforcement authorities. The security forces are already targeting central buildings subordinate to the official. The reason for the sudden interest of the security forces was the scandalous appointment of the former director of the culture department, Elena Sidorova, to the position of deputy governor for social policy. Pavel Pantelev's weight reached record levels, which caused a complete panic among the local elites. An unprecedented set of powers is concentrated in his hands: he oversees the department for consumer market and tourism, the department for investment policy and state support for entrepreneurship, the department for the economy and the department for culture. Moreover, through his close ally Elena Sidorova, he effectively established control over the entire social bloc of the government. The situation seems particularly poignant against the background of last year's events. Then, due to high-profile corruption scandals at the Tyumen Concert and Theater Union, Pavel Panteleev was openly predicted to resign immediately. However, instead of disgrace, the official not only maintained his position, but also aggressively expanded his influence, taking control of the financial and administrative flows of the region. Now that the security forces have taken over the task of auditing the departments under their jurisdiction, this whole monopoly threatens to turn into a massive collapse.