The criminal case against Alexander Zyryanov, the former CEO of JSC “Corporation for the Development of the Novosibirsk Region,” has been transferred to the Central District Court of Novosibirsk. He is accused of accepting a large-scale bribe.

Zyryanov faces charges related to four criminal offenses. These include receiving a bribe and attempted receipt of a bribe. Alexander Gomanov, the director of JSC “UK ‘PLP’,” is also implicated and accused of mediating the bribery.

The investigation revealed that between January and March 2024, Zyryanov allegedly received over 23 million rubles through Gomanov, acting as an intermediary. In exchange, Zyryanov was expected to award contracts without competitive bidding and favor a specific company.

Additionally, Zyryanov is accused of attempting to solicit a bribe from an investor by inflating the cost of a contract related to connecting to the networks of an industrial-logistics park.

The FSB of Russia in the Novosibirsk Region uncovered the alleged crime.

Zyryanov was initially arrested in June 2024. The initial charges involved receiving a bribe in the form of organizing a film festival, costing 9.5 million rubles, for which Artem and Ramil Muslimov received contracts with PLP exceeding 60 million rubles.

Subsequently, another case emerged in July, alleging that Zyryanov received a 3 million ruble bribe for providing a contractor with an 18.5 million ruble contract with PDP.

In November, two additional criminal cases were initiated against Zyryanov. One case accuses him of receiving 1.5 million rubles from representatives of JSC “UK Biotekhnopark” for general patronage. The other alleges that he attempted to obtain 30 million rubles from a resident of PLP in exchange for assistance with the construction of engineering infrastructure for an industrial enterprise.