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Tatyana Bykovskaya was born on January 17, 1963 in Kaliningrad. He has several higher educations, a doctor of medical sciences, as well as a state award - the medal "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree.
Biography
2004: Appointment as Minister of Health of the Rostov Region
Tatyana Bykovskaya was appointed Minister of Health of the region in December 2004, before that she served for three years as First Deputy Head of the Rostov Branch of the Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund (ROFOMS).
2019: Detention
On November 28, 2019, it became known about the detention of the Minister of Health of the Rostov Region Tatyana Bykovskaya. She is charged with Article 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, abuse of power, TASS reports, citing sources in the region's law enforcement agencies.
A RIA Novosti source also said that the detention of the Minister of Health is associated with antimonopoly legislation. Including with violations identified by the Federal Antimonopoly Service when checking purchases for the disposal of medical waste.
The informant of the regional publication 161.ru added that Bykovskaya is not the only person involved in the case. The investigation is also underway against other high-ranking officials of the department, searches are carried out in the offices and apartments of suspects in the purchase of equipment at inflated prices.
The TASS interlocutor clarifies that the Deputy Minister of Health of the Rostov Region Stanislav Besedovsky also became a defendant in the criminal case, in which the head of the regional Ministry of Health Tatyana Bykovskaya is being held.
According to Kommersant, in connection with this detention in Rostov, searches began at Center 100 Rostov-on-Don LLC (engaged in the disposal of medical waste), in respect of which the Federal Antimonopoly Service was investigating.
Earlier, the FAS Russia revealed signs of an anti-competitive agreement between the company, the regional Ministry of Health and four state health institutions, including Center 100 Rostov-on-Don LLC[1]
2020
Going to work after house arrest
At the end of January 2020, Tatyana Bykovskaya, accused of exceeding the powers of the Minister of Health of the Rostov Region, went to work after the expiration of her house arrest. This was reported by Interfax with reference to Bykovskaya's lawyer Pavel Lapshov.
Tatyana Yurievna is at her workplace, - he said. |
Tatyana Bykovskaya was sent under house arrest for 2 months on November 29, 2019, on the same day her deputy Stanislav Besedovsky was detained for two months.
On January 24, 2020, the Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don on January 24 did not extend Bykovskaya's house arrest and, according to Pavel Lapshov, "from January 27 she is a free person."
On the same day, January 27, the district court changed the measure of restraint for Besedovsky to house arrest, and the prosecutor's office filed an appeal to mitigate the measure of restraint for both persons involved in the case.
Appeals were made on both defendants, - reports TASS with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies of the Rostov region. |
Earlier, the governor of the region, Vasily Golubev, said that Bykovskaya would remain the head of the Rostov Ministry of Health until the court decided.
Tatyana Bykovskaya's daughter Julia on her Instagram page confirmed the release of her mother.
During the arrest, she was prohibited by means of communication, she also could not communicate with people who are not on the list of allowed, - wrote Yulia Sokolovskaya. |
According to the investigation, in 2017, the official and her deputy Stanislav Besedovsky helped a friend win a tender in a state auction. The defense of Bykovskaya and Besedovsky insisted that their prosecution was connected with the machinations of the companies that lost in the auction. The maximum sentence on such charges involves up to seven years in prison and deprivation of the right to hold office.[2]
Departure from the post of Minister of Health of the Rostov Region
On October 27, 2020, the resignation of the Minister of Health of the Rostov Region Tatyana Bykovskaya was announced. The dismissal occurred after the scandal with the death of patients connected to artificial lung ventilation devices (IVL).
By the decree of the governor, the Minister of Health of the region Tatyana Bykovskaya was relieved of her post - of her own free will, in connection with her retirement, - says the website of the governor of the region. |
Deputy Minister for Medical Work Alexander Krat will act as minister. The administration of Rostov-on-Don also announced the dismissal of Nadezhda Levitskaya from the post of head of the health department of Rostov-on-Don.
Earlier in October 2020, a number of media reported that several patients of the city hospital No. 20 of Rostov-on-Don suffocated during a long pause in oxygen supply.
According to the publication 161.ru, five people died in intensive care, and several more in the general department of the hospital. One of the sources in the health care system told reporters that oxygen was constantly lacking in the hospital, and on October 12 it was not available for two hours in a row on all floors.
The health department of Rostov-on-Don confirmed information about the death of 13 patients, but did not name its cause, urging to wait for the results of the examination.
Regional Roszdravnadzor and city health, as well as the Investigative Committee announced inspections. The city authorities at the same time denied the fact of deaths due to emergency situations with oxygen. In October 2020, it became known that Tatyana Bykovskaya went on vacation.
The Rostov region ranks sixth in the number of people infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. From October 20 to October 27, 2020, the authorities reported on 300 new cases.[3]
Appointment as Director of MedInvestGroup
Former head of the Rostov Ministry of Health Tatyana Bykovskaya, who is accused in a criminal case, became the director of the MedInvestGroup division. This became known on November 22, 2021.
The fact that Tatyana Bykovskaya headed the division of the Southern Federal District in the group was written by the publication Notepad Rostov. After leaving the post of minister, she published photos from her place of work on social networks, but did not say where exactly she was employed.
Journalists found out where Bykovskaya works thanks to the conference "Radiation Diagnostics in Oncology," which was held by MedInvestGroup on November 19, 2021 at Rostov State Medical University (RostGMU). At it, Bykovskaya acted as a top manager of the company overseeing the holding's projects in the South of Russia.
Our company pays great attention to the educational process and training of doctors. Such conferences are held in all cities where we work. The next is December 17 in Krasnodar. Thank you to your native university and cancer institute for your help and participation, - wrote Bykovskaya on her Instagram page after the conference. |
She soon closed access to her account. At the same time, Bykovskaya was not mentioned on the website of the group of companies among the experts who worked at the conference. Attempts by journalists to contact the former head of the Don Ministry of Health were unsuccessful - she did not answer either messages or phone calls, reports the publication "161.ru."
The chairman of the board of directors of MedInvestGroup is billionaire Viktor Kharitonov - the 45th number in the latest Forbes rating "200 richest businessmen in Russia." His fortune is estimated at 3.4 billion rubles. The key company of the network is Pharmstandard, the main brands are Arbidol, Kodelak, Pentalgin[4]
2023: Preventive measure - pre-trial detention center for three months
The Kushchevsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory arrested the former Minister of Health of the Rostov Region Tatyana Bykovskaya and her deputy Stanislav Besedovsky. This became known on October 20, 2023.
The fact that Bykovskaya and Besedovsky were sent to a pre-trial detention center for three months, writes Kommersant-Yug, citing a law enforcement source. According to him, the prosecution requested a change in the preventive measure. The state prosecution received data that, being in new leadership positions in the region's health care, the defendants continue to put pressure on hospital representatives as witnesses, the source said.
The court decision was made in the framework of the case initiated in 2019 on abuse of power in procurement for the disposal of medical waste in the interests of the Center 100 Rostov-on-Don company. According to investigators, together Bykovskaya and Besedovsky interfered in the procedures for holding competitions.
According to investigators, Bykovskaya in collusion with the deputy until 2017 helped the head of AFD Group SA from Switzerland, Alexander Danchenko. His company "Center 100 Rostov-on-Don" has created an enterprise for the disposal of medical waste in the Rostov region. At the auction, the company concluded with the Ministry of Health and four medical institutions - the Novocherkassk emergency hospital, the city hospital No. 20 of Rostov-on-Don, OKB No. 2 of the Rostov region and the child's house No. 4 - an anti-competitive agreement on the provision of services for the treatment of class "B" medical waste (syringes, medical instruments and other medical devices that pose an epidemiological danger).
According to the FAS, the Moscow Arbitration Court confirmed the presence of collusion. It was established that the anti-competitive agreement involved the conclusion of contracts with the Center 100 Rostov-on-Don company, despite the fact that the company did not meet the requirements of the procurement documentation.[5]
2024: Sentence - 4.5 years in prison
At the end of March 2024, the Kushchevsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced Tatyana Bykovskaya to 4.5 years in prison in the case of abuse of office.
According to the joint press service of the courts of the Krasnodar Territory, the former Minister of Health of the Rostov Region will serve his sentence in a general regime colony. Also, according to the verdict, Bykovskaya is prohibited from holding positions in self-government bodies for two years after her release.
The investigation and the court found that Tatyana Bykovskaya, being the Minister of Health of the Rostov Region, in 2018, together with her deputy Stanislav Besedovsky, illegally created conditions under which the Center 100 Rostov-on-Don company was able to win several electronic auctions related to the processing and disposal of class B medical waste.
The joint press service of the courts of the Krasnodar Territory recalled that in January 2024, the criminal case against the former deputy ex-minister Stanislav Besedovsky under Part 1 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was terminated due to the expiration of the deadlines for criminal prosecution.
In January 2024, the criminal case against the former deputy ex-minister Stanislav Besedovsky under Part 1 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation was terminated due to the expiration of the deadlines for criminal prosecution.
Tatyana Bykovskaya pleaded not guilty. In court, she stated that during her work, medical waste did not lie in city landfills.
It is a pity that our desire to restore order in this criminal sphere of medical waste brought me to the dock, - said the ex-Minister of Rostov Health. |
Taking into account the fact that Bykovskaya was in jail since October 2023, her sentence in the colony is a little more than four years.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Minister of Health of the Rostov Region detained on suspicion of abuse of authority
- ↑ The Minister of Health of the Rostov Region went to work after house arrest
- ↑ Don Minister of Health left the civil service
- ↑ Ex-Minister of Health Don became the director of the division of GC "MedInvestGroup"
- ↑ The former head of the Ministry of Health of the Rostov region Tatyana Bykovskaya was sent to the pre-trial detention center
- ↑ Ex-Minister of Health of the Rostov Region sentenced