Vavilin Vitaly Vladimirovich

Vavilin Vitaly Vladimirovich

Biography

Vitaly Vladimirovich Vavilin was born in 1963 in the city Uralsk (Kazakhstan).

In 1985 graduated from the Tolyatti state polytechnical institute with the diploma of the mechanical engineer in "processing of metals pressure". After military service worked as the master at AVTOVAZ.

In 1990 created Togliatti-ASKO insurance company.

In the 1993rd year - the director of Soveren financial investment company.

Held a post of the chairman of the supervisory board of Rosestbank in the 1994th (Samara region).

Since 1999 – the chairman of the board of National trade bank (Togliatti).

In the 2009th it was appointed the president, the chairman of the board of Globex bank. Vitaly Vavilin, headed Globex bank since the beginning of its sanitation (since the end of 2008) till October, 2016.

2018: Arrest

On November 16 the Kommersant newspaper reported arrest of the former president and chairman of the board of Globex bank^[1]. According to the edition, it is suspected of especially large waste (Part 4 of Article 160 of UK). According to the investigators, it was allowed at issuance of credit of Gruppa Technoserv LLC of brothers Ananyev.

Basmanny district court satisfied the petition of GSU ICR for election of a measure of restraint for Vavilin in the form of arrest for two months. He will be in custody till January 14, 2019.

Criminal case concerning Vitaly Vavilin, Alexey Ananyev and his spouse Lyudmila was initiated by ICR on November 13, 2018. Waste in especially large size (Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) was incriminated to all of them. According to the investigators, in February, 2015 the banker issued two obviously irrevocable credits for total amount of €12.1 million to Technoserv of AS and Technoserv Management companies which were owned then by spouses Ananyev, and then, having changed terms for crediting, reported requirements for a loan of the British company Delta Auto Group Ltd which allegedly did not have for its return of opportunities. In March, 2017 the credit ceased to be serviced.

Vavilin denies the participation in waste. Kommersant cites his words that there was also no credit which is confirmed only by copies of primary documents. Offers of protection on pledge and release under guarantees were rejected.

2020

Transfer under house arrest

On February 10, 2020 the Moscow City Court released in the courtroom of Vitaly Vavilin who was in custody since fall of 2018. The judge of appellate instance considered that the investigation did not give the convincing bases for prolongation of the most severe measure of restraint, and the famous financier can read up materials of the case at home.

The Moscow City Court considered the petition of the senior special investigator of the Investigative Committee of Russia (ICR) Ruslan Miniakhmetov in which he asked to prolong the contents in Vitaly Vavilin's pre-trial detention center for three months, till May, 2020.

The period of investigation on case is prolonged on January 17, 2020 up to 18 months, i.e. till May 13. In turn, the term of arrest of the former banker expired on February 13, and the investigation believed that it should be prolonged up to the middle of May that Vitaly Vavilin could complete acquaintance with case papers, and the indictment on it to consider and approve the prosecutor.

At the same time, it was noted in the petition of the investigation, a circumstance of crime, data on the identity of the defendant and "results of operational search activity" give the grounds to believe that in case of release the accused Vavilin can disappear, including abroad.

The representative of ICR, pleading at the bar, highlighted that the crime incriminated to Vitaly Vavilin was not committed by it in the field of business activity as it is connected with embezzlement of Globex bank which 99.9% of stocks belong to Vnesheconombank state corporation. And it, the colonel Miniakhmetov emphasized, allows to draw a conclusion on embezzlement at the state.

Defenders Sergey Brovchenko and Konstantin Baranovsky, in turn, reported that crediting by Globex of Technoserv of AS and Technoserv Management companies did not cause any complaints in the Central Bank which checked bank just at this time. Defenders specified that for prolongation of a measure of restraint the investigation gave the same circumstances, and sometimes and misled court. So, for example, it was specified by ICR that more than 20 witnesses whereas according to the estimates of lawyers — 12 from which two repeatedly were interrogated. At the same time in the course of investigation and furthermore acquaintance with case papers, components only 31 volumes, according to their version, significant red tape was allowed. So, according to defenders Brovchenko and Baranovsky, in four months selected for acquaintance, this procedure was performed only 23 days. And reading borrowed generally from two to four hours, and in some days and that it is less. For example, on January 14, 2020 reading took only 47 minutes. Nevertheless, according to protection, by February 7 all volumes were read and just in case copied by lawyers. It was necessary to study only additional proofs like information which is contained on the flash cards withdrawn during searches.

Despite objections of the prosecutor who asked to remand Vitaly Vavilin in custody the Moscow City Court critically estimated intensity of investigative and legal proceedings on this case. Were mentioned by the judge duration of investigation and the fact that criminal case has "economic character".

The court came to a conclusion that the bases on which the measure of restraint in the form of detention was applied to Vitaly Vavilin changed, and the risk of hindrance from its party to proceedings "decreased".

Making the decision, the judge noted that on bodies of pretrial investigation the law assigns an obligation for acceptance of effective measures to the fastest completion of investigation, prevention of an unjustifiable delay in proceedings and violations of the right of the accused and the victim to access to justice in reasonable time.

"Convincing justifications for election of a measure of restraint in the form of arrest and its prolongation are required — the judge noted in the resolution — however like those in the petition of the investigator it is not given and in court session it is not provided".

As a result the Moscow City Court made the decision on Vitaly Vavilin's translation under house arrest till May 13. Protection offered two options for its departure: the house in Moscow region and the apartment on Michurinsk the avenue on which as a result also stopped. Vitaly Vavilin who was released in the courtroom is forbidden to leave the apartment without the permission of the investigator, to use means of communication and the Internet and also to come into contacts with persons involved in investigation on which it passes.

It is interesting that to the apartment on Michurinsk Osvobozhdennogo Vavilina Avenue delivered not a convoy, and his lawyers who left the corresponding receipt to the judge.

The representative for protection of the rights of entrepreneurs Boris Titov called Vitaly Vavilin's release "trend".

"There is a wish to hope that the big and rusty mechanism which is able only — to put one the person in the camera right after initiation of proceedings — begins to be scattered — mister Titov said. — accused of economic crimes can wait for Fair permission of case under house arrests or under pledges. Not to mention that very many affairs do not come to court. And not to correct damage caused to business because of a vacation of its owner in the pre-trial detention center any more. "Profit" is received by certain mercenary security officers, and here damage is caused to economy in general"[2].

Detention of the former vice presidents of NTB bank within Vitaly Vavilin's case

In February, 2020 the former vice presidents of the National Trade Bank (NTB) Alexander Dogadkin, Dina Dorovskaya and Valentina Korytina were delayed and brought by a special board to Moscow. According to the investigators, in 2011 they caused to NTB damage almost on 1 billion rubles, having overestimated assessment of the Tolyatti shopping center "Torpedo" during the transaction on acquisition of shopping center by bank.

About 50 special forces soldiers of FSB and three tens employees of GSU ICR and field investigators which the senior special investigator Ruslan Miniakhmetov headed participated in actions. He became widely known when he investigated case of the former head GUBEPIPK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Denis Sugrobov and his subordinates, and since 2018 he heads the investigation team in the matter of the ex-president of Globex Bank Vitaly Vavilin accused of waste of €12.1 million^[3]. Read more here.

Sentence for waste of millions through the credit to Technoserv

On September 17, 2020 to the former head of Globex bank Vitaly Vavilin the sentence for waste of millions through the credit is pronounced to Technoserv. The banker was found guilty on Part 1 of Article 201 ("Abuse of authority") according to which maximum punishment makes four years of prison.

Tagansky Court of Moscow sentenced Vavilin to three years of standard regime penal colony. The prosecutor asked for him 8.5 years of imprisonment, accusing the entrepreneur of waste in especially large size using official position (Part 4 of Article 160 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

According to Kommersant, Vitalia Vavilina detained in the courtroom, before it was under house arrest. When the convoy began to bring him, the judge stopped police officers: sentenced had to receive the judgment and undersign.

In the publication of the edition it is noted that Vavilin spent about a year under guards, and then was under house arrest therefore he can take legal action with the petition for parole in the nearest future or stay a term remaining balance in the pre-trial detention center.

The businessman did not admit the guilt. On the words of his lawyers, in case there was no corpus delicti. In it the financier was supported by the representative for protection of the rights of entrepreneurs Boris Titov, Kommersant tells.

Vavilin together with the entrepreneur Alexey Ananyev more than 12 million euros Technoserv of AS LLC and Technoserv Management LLC under control of them obtained the credit for the amount. Further they changed conditions of return of means to bank, made agreements on a compensation according to which the duty of loan payout passed to the "Delta Auto Group Limited" private company not capable to pay this amount, and disposed of the received money at discretion. Ananyev disappeared from bodies of pretrial investigation.^[4]

Release

In October, 2020 Vitaly Vavilin was released after two years' criminal prosecution. It became possible after the Moscow City Court reduced to it punishment term. This time three months. Taking into account time spent in the pre-trial detention center Vavilin already served the sentence.

Hobbies

Since the childhood very much loves literature. Exactly thanks to Vavilin the Globex Bank began to sponsor the award "Russian Booker". Together with the wife publishes the family magazine "Dendrary".

In addition to literature, is interested in painting. Is a founder of the Volga art gallery in Togliatti and also enters into the Board of trustees of Samara Art Museum.

Is fond of east philosophy and the Buddhism.

Is engaged in mountain tracking. Went to long expeditions to Tibet.

"The spiritual heritage" became the initiator of creation of Public charitable foundation of welfare development of the city Togliatti. This fund built a monument to the founder of the city Vasily Tatishchev.

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