What was found at Markelov. In the mansion of the former head of Mari El Markelov found works of art that are on the international wanted list
Italian palaces, hotels and mansions
Ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov created his own "little Italy" in Yoshkar-Ola - copies of palaces and castles. Most of them are owned either by the ex-head of the region himself, and now the person involved in the criminal case, or: the total value of the property owned by Markelov is estimated at more than 500 million rubles.
Investigators who are investigating the case of former head of Mari El Leonid Markelov, who is suspected of receiving a bribe of 235 million, are now figuring out what assets the official and his family have, as well as how they all earned it. If it is confirmed that the property was bought in bribes, it may go to the state.
Markelov the Magnificent
The head of the Republic of Florence, Lorenzo, the Medici called Lorenzo the Magnificent for the love of luxury, as well as for the support of people of art. Former head of the Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov received almost the same nickname from local residents.
He adores Italy and Lorenzo Medici himself. Yoshkar-Ola is lined with copies of Italian Renaissance palaces: here are the pseudo-Venetian Doge's Palace, and the Florentine castle of the Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici lived, and dozens of other buildings in a similar style.
According to media reports, during searches in the mansion of the ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov, luxury goods of historical and cultural value were discovered. Markelov found paintings by Italian artists Botticelli, Raphael, the manuscript of Nikolai Karamzin, a poem by Pushkin autographed by the poet. Media reports that some of the works of art found at the ex-head of the region are on the international wanted list. Markelov’s lawyer Peter Sevruk said: his ward did not acquire valuable paintings, especially those on the wanted list.
Searches were held in the mansion of the ex-head of Mari El Leonid Markelov in Yoshkar-Ola. According to the 7x7 online magazine, during investigative actions, luxury items of historical and cultural value were found in the house. In particular, according to the publication, paintings by Italian artists Botticelli, Raphael, works of sculptors and architects of the Renaissance were found. Also, a lifetime edition of the poems of Alexander Pushkin with his personal autograph and manuscripts of the Russian historian and writer of the 18th century Nikolai Karamzin were seized from Markelov.
The report said that some of the works of art are on the international wanted list. Experts estimated the value of things found in Markelov at several tens of millions of euros.
At the same time, the lawyer of the ex-head of Mari El Pyotr Sevruk told RIA Novosti that Markelov did not acquire valuable paintings, especially those on the wanted list. “I was in Markelov’s detention center, and he said that he didn’t collect or acquire any valuable works of art, didn’t kidnap, and even more so had nothing to do with internationally wanted paintings,” said Sevruk.
According to him, he saw only one search report from Markelov. The document talked about finding a collection of coins. The lawyer noted that these coins are not of particular value.
Recall that in relation to the former head of Mari El, a criminal case was previously opened under articles on taking a bribe, giving a bribe and mediating in bribery. According to investigators, Markelov received 235 million rubles from the agricultural holding. for assistance in obtaining state support.
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Leonid Markelov. Photo: Global Look
In one of these "castles" in the city center on the banks of the Malaya Kokshaga River, Markelov himself lives with his daughter and son, reports L! Fe. In the house of the ex-head of the region, two apartments belong with total area almost 500 square meters m, as well as commercial property on the ground floor. The total cost of these three objects is 30 million rubles.
In the capital, Markelov owns an apartment in a club house on 9 Mashkova Street, near Chistye Prudy. The area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment is 71 square meters. m, it costs about 30 million rubles. Markelov got these apartments back in 1998, when he was a State Duma deputy.
An apartment of 400 sq. M was bought with Markel's money. m worth about 10 million rubles. in the center of Yoshkar-Ola. Now she is registered with the ex-wife of the disgraced official.
The richest member of the ex-governor’s family is his stepmother, 71-year-old Tatyana Ivanovna. Muscovite pensioner owns a number of companies with billions in turnover and net profit of about 500 million rubles a year. Markelova’s entrepreneurial interests are vast, including investing in securities, and rental of real estate, and career development, and media activities.
The stepmother also owns a significant part of the real estate of Markelov in the amount of approximately 300 million rubles. These include three mansions (a suburban family estate on the picturesque Karas Lake), five land plots with a total area of \u200b\u200balmost three hectares and the luxurious hotel "Ludovico Moro" in the center of Yoshkar-Ola with a suburban "branch" on the shore of the same lake. The hotel business brings a stepmother 30 to 40 million rubles. annually.
The pearl of the Markelov collection is an office building in the city center. It is a copy of the Florentine palace of the Palazzo Vecchio, in which the Medici family lived. Most of it is occupied by the store, the rest of the commercial space is given to the restaurant, radio stations and other organizations. On the turret of the "palace" is a local attraction - a moving sculptural composition "12 Apostles".
Tatyana Markelova controls real estate through her own companies - Television Company 12 Region, which earned 285 million rubles last year, and Voskresensky Park.
Data on the assets of the ex-governor will approach the criminal case. If it is confirmed that the property was bought in bribes, it may go to the state.
Leonid Markelov is accused of receiving a bribe in the amount of 235 million rubles. Together with him in the case were the director of the same “TV Company 12 Region” Natalia Kozhanova and the local entrepreneur, the head of OJSC “Akashevskaya Poultry Factory” Nikolay Krivash. Investigators believe that Markelov for bribes helped Krivash get subsidies from the budget, and Kozhanova acted as an intermediary. So, in 2015, Markelov “knocked out” more than 4 billion rubles for the poultry farm. subsidies.
The Basmanny District Court of Moscow previously arrested Leonid Markelov and Natalia Kozhanova until June 12, 2017. Both defendants plead not guilty.