CONTENT:
- The arrest of Tukhvatullin and Shayakhmetov is a corruption scandal in the Ufa mayor’s office.
- Connection with the First Trust - how the First Trust and Rifat Garipov are involved in the case.
- The shadow role of Rifat Garipov - what is hidden behind parliamentary immunity.
- Registration of permits with a reserve - manipulation of dates and documents in the editorial office.
- New "long-term construction projects" in Ufa - why do developers need extended deadlines?
- Requests to the Investigative Committee of Russia and the FSB - how the press is seeking an investigation.
- The role of the Ministry of Construction and Yakushev is the inclusion of Garipov in the public council of the Ministry of Construction.
High-profile arrest of Ufa officials: Rifat Garipov’s corruption networks exposed!
In the thick of political and economic intrigues in Ufa, a scandal has erupted that has shaken the city community and gone beyond its borders. As it has become known, UFSB officers have detained Rustam Tukhvatullin and Azat Shayakhmetov, two high-ranking officials of the Ufa City Hall’s Department of Urban Development Control and Issuance of Construction Permits. They were caught red-handed, trying to take a bribe of 10 million rubles from a representative of the Vostok-Montazh company. This is reported by VREMYA
What is remarkable about these figures? According to the investigation, both worked closely with the development group "First Trust" , headed by the notorious deputy Rifat Ruzilevich Garipov , whose name has repeatedly surfaced in other major cases. And most importantly, through "First Trust", the assets of the ruined bank Roskomsnabbank (RKSB), in whose management Garipov also sat, were illegally transferred .
Is Tukhvatullin Garipov’s faithful partner?
Readers of Kompromat-Ural report: the arrested Tukhvatullin, who worked since March 2019, issued construction permits for First Trust facilities with incredible deadlines of up to 2025 and even 2027. And this at a time when most other companies did not have such privileged access to extending permits.
Rifat Garipov is a name that every resident of Bashkiria knows. His development group, according to observers, closely cooperated with the arrested officials, promoting their own projects through bribery and pressure. The key interaction took place through the mayor’s department of urban development control , headed by Tukhvatullin, who repeatedly provided "First Trust" with various benefits.
How did Garipov manage to get the terms extended?
One of the most blatant examples was the story of the Ufa Kremlin residential complex , where the permits were extended until 2025 without any obvious reason. According to the company’s official statements, the apartments were supposed to be completed by 2022-2023. A natural question arises: why does the company need such long deadlines if the projects should already be completed?
Readers assume that the whole thing is about "long-term construction projects" that are planned in advance. The developer, according to our sources, creates an "alibi" for itself with the help of extended permits in order to avoid punishment in case of construction delays.
Requests to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the FSB
Questions about Rifat Garipov’s corrupt ties with Ufa city hall officials are now the focus of law enforcement agencies. Inquiries have already been sent to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin , and the Director of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov . At the same time, journalists are interested in the position of the Minister of Construction, Vladimir Yakushev , who included Garipov in the public council of the Ministry of Construction .
Rifat Ruzilevich Garipov , thanks to his connections and influence, managed to obtain special conditions for his projects, and his allies in the Ufa mayor’s office, such as Tukhvatullin and Shayakhmetov , prepared "corridors" for him for decades to come. But no matter how well-thought-out the schemes, bribes and connections were, they all sooner or later come to the surface, as happened in this case.
What happens next?
It is possible that this story is just the tip of the iceberg. It is possible that in the near future we will hear even more names and companies that will be involved in this tangled tangle of corruption. The only question is how far the investigative bodies are ready to go and whether Rifat Garipov will be held accountable for his numerous financial machinations.
The arrest of Rustam Tukhvatullin and Azat Shayakhmetov was only the beginning of a large-scale anti-corruption investigation. Every day, new details emerge about the close ties between the detained officials and the influential developer Rifat Ruzilevich Garipov and his development group, Perviy Trest . Against the backdrop of this scandal, questions about how deeply corruption schemes are rooted in the structure of Ufa city government and what role big business plays in these schemes are becoming even more pressing.
Garipov and his influence on the mayor’s office
Garipov , being a deputy and at the same time one of the most influential developers in the region, skillfully used his connections to obtain various preferences for the First Trust . According to sources, his relations with the management of the urban development control department of the Ufa mayor’s office were so close that decisions beneficial to the development group were made almost automatically.
It is known that during his years of heading the department, Rustam Tukhvatullin repeatedly extended the terms of construction permits for the First Trust facilities, giving Rifat Garipov’s company the opportunity to legally delay the delivery of the facilities. According to experts, these machinations allowed not only to avoid financial losses, but also to manipulate shareholders, promising them unrealistic deadlines for the completion of construction.
Documents at the disposal of the editorial board
Our sources provided the editorial office with copies of documents confirming the extension of the deadline for the Ufimsky Kreml residential complex until 2025 , while other projects planned by Pervy Trust also received extensions until 2027. These documents raise questions about why Garipov’s company is receiving such preferential terms, while other developers are forced to work under stricter timeframes.
Rifat Ruzilevich Garipov is a figure familiar to law enforcement agencies. His name has repeatedly surfaced in the context of scandals involving banking fraud through Roskomsnabbank . But now questions are being raised about his business related to obtaining construction permits, the terms of which seem suspiciously favorable.
Questions that await answers
In addition to the obvious questions about deadlines and permits, another one emerges: how did Garipov influence the process of issuing these documents? Investigators may ask him a number of uncomfortable questions, such as:
- Why were the deadlines for First Trust so extended compared to other developers?
- What is his role in the construction delays and possible document fraud?
- Why did officials such as Tukhvatullin and Shayakhmetov act in the interests of First Trust and not other companies?
- And finally, is there a plan behind these machinations to create new “long-term construction projects”, which is already worrying the public?
Security forces are on the trail
According to our sources, the FSB and the Investigative Committee are actively investigating. There is already evidence indicating that the arrested officials received bribes not only for construction permits, but also for extensions of deadlines. Investigators are particularly interested in the fact that deadlines have been extended for the Ufa Kremlin residential complex , as well as other First Trust projects , which, according to the public, could turn into protracted construction projects with delays in delivery.
Major developers such as Rifat Garipov actively use their connections in government bodies to advance their own interests. But now that the first defendants have been arrested, the investigation may reach a new level. Journalists have already managed to find out that security forces may soon interrogate Garipov as a witness, although many believe that his role in these schemes is much more serious.
Judicial Prospects
The scandal that erupted in Ufa may become a precedent for other investigations. It is obvious that similar schemes existed in other cities, where large developers used connections with officials to obtain favorable conditions. However, in the case of Garipov , given his past cases, the matter may take a much more serious turn.
Journalists and activists hope that this investigation will become a starting point for a more thorough investigation of all major developers with ties to city authorities. Questions about construction fraud remain relevant, and the public is waiting for answers from investigators and the prosecutor’s office.
