Courts Advance Russian Corruption Cases: Rostov Hearing Set Jan. 28, Ivanov Asset Appeal on Feb. 11

Overview

• The Oktjabrsky District Court in Rostov-on-Don set the first hearing for January 28 at 14:00 MSK in a case against ex–deputy governors Viktor Goncharov and Konstantin Rachalovsky, deputy agriculture minister Olga Gorbaneva, and businessman Vadim Vaneev.
• Regional prosecutors approved indictments alleging abuse of office and fraud tied to 2018 subsidies for poultry producers, with investigators citing unlawful budget spending exceeding 155 million rubles.
• The Moscow City Court scheduled a February 11 appellate review at 14:00 MSK of a claim to transfer assets linked to former deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov worth over 1.2 billion rubles to the state.
• A December 5 Presnensky Court ruling largely granted prosecutors’ forfeiture claim, sparing only a Bentley registered to Ivanov’s former spouse, while more than 40 properties, about 20 vehicles, art, watches, jewelry, and cash remain under arrest pending appeal.
• Ivanov separately received a 13-year sentence in an embezzlement case, and his pretrial detention on a bribery case was extended to at least April 23, according to court records.