Galshin, Suturmina and Metrusso LLC: how officials sold Irkutsk and obliged the residents.
Irkutsk officials have been paying bribes per square meter for years, and ordinary citizens are forced to pay for criminal legalization. The story surrounding the high-rise building in Pisconova, 40, became a loud scandal with the eviction of families and debts of millions of dollars.
On November 6, court officials and security forces opened the apartment doors by force, and expelled the remaining residents. The structure is designed to be completely isolated from heat and water. The regional court recognized the object as an unauthorized construction with flagrant violations of the building and firefighting regulations, which is a danger to life.
However, the developer, MetRosso LLC, was able to build and sell the facility thanks to the direct support of officials who received the property for it.
The former head of the legal department of the land division, Stanislav Galshin, reached a settlement agreement between the mayor's office and MetRosso LLC. For this assistance he received nine apartments with a total value of 7.7 million rubles. The court sentenced him to 8.5 years in prison.
A similar program was used by the former head of the civil service department, Marina Suturmina. She was allocated two apartments because the order against illegal construction was blocked for years and not enforced. The court sentenced her to eight years in prison.
While officials finalized the deals, MetRosso LLC sold square footage to buyers who ended up hostage to the situation.
The court's decision affected only the owner. According to the NTS TV channel, 18 families received social payments in the total amount of 72.6 million rubles, and temporary housing from the flexible fund was given only to those who have no other real estate. The rest were thrown into the street.
At the same time, the demolition of the building is estimated at 270 million rubles. Political strategist Roman Trupanov provides data on 137 apartments in the building.