21 January 2016

Flights to Cyprus and back to nine people — deputies and staff of the Legislative Assembly — cost the budget in 972 thousand rubles. The price of travel documents varies from 65 thousand rubles to almost 200 thousand rubles. In addition, it violated antitrust laws, because the tickets were ordered from a single supplier. Fund the fight against corruption and asked the prosecutor of the FAS in St. Petersburg to conduct checks. The situation is commented a lawyer at «Khrenov and Partners» — Peter Mashoshin.

Today, the St. Petersburg branch of the Fund of Struggle against Corruption (FSC) appeal to the prosecutor’s office and the Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in St. Petersburg with the complaint to the Legislative Assembly of the city. According to community members, in preparation for the trip deputies and staff of the Legislative Assembly to Cyprus airfare was overstated by more than half, in addition, Parliament wrongly booked tickets with a single supplier. The Chamber argued that they acted strictly within the law.

According to «Kommersant» head of the regional department of the FBK Dmitry Sukharev, today, the organization will send to the prosecutor and FAS applications for check purchase tickets for members and staff of the Legislative Assembly, which must go on June 25 in trip to Cyprus. As stated in the order document, published on the website of state purchases, home of Aphrodite fly Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Legislative Assembly Maxim Yakovlev (LDPR), Marina Shishkina («Fair Russia»), Konstantin Smirnov (KPRF), the former «Yabloko» and now non-partisan MP Maxim Reznik, head of the House Speaker Yuri Tanichev, his deputy Denis Chetyrbok, head of external relations Nargis Ahadova and some Valentina and Vyacheslav Markov. As explained by «b» in Sachse, under the name of Vyacheslav Markov hidden speaker of the House and the leader of the city branch of the «United Russia» Vyacheslav Makarov, just in the preparation of the document was a misprint. A Valentine Markov is an employee of the unit.

The delegation will stay on the island until July 2 as part of a cooperation agreement between St. Petersburg and Limassol, as well as the memorandum of understanding between Sachs and the municipal council of the city of Cyprus. «The purpose of the visit — the implementation of joint projects in the field of tourism, culture, education, exhibitions, new technologies, urban improvement, — said Head of Information and Public Relations of the Legislative Assembly Elena Tymoshenko. — During the visit, will meet with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades «.

According to Elena Tymoshenko, everything except airfare, St. Petersburg parliamentarians paid host. However, it was cheap and triggered criticism corruption fighters. The total cost of the road there and back for nine people was 975 thousand. Rubles. The price of travel documents varies from 65 th. To almost 200 thousand. Rubles. Dmitry Sukharev took the trouble to call the airline «Transaero» (June 25, from Pulkovo to Larnaca flying its aircraft only) and found that the most expensive ticket costs 67 thousand. Rubles. It is worth noting that yesterday evening at «Transaero» the most expensive tickets for the flight back and were sold for 32 thousand. Rubles.

In addition, when purchasing tickets was violated antitrust laws, according to the FCO. The fact that the flight booked with a single supplier — «Leningrad Air Service Agency» (OOO «Lavs.ru»). Federal Law N 44 «On the contract procurement system» allows you to place orders with a single supplier when sending employees on business trips authorities, but still FAS in 2011 gave the explanation that this provision applies only to purchases by carriers. Then acted Law N 94 «On placing orders for goods, works and services», but since the point of the mission migrated to the new law, in the FBK believe that the explanation of the FAS was still valid. Thus, when purchasing tickets from middlemen Legislative Assembly had to hold a tender, confident fighters with bribes.

Nevertheless, in the city parliament claims the fund is considered insolvent. «It is clear that we are the body of state power, and we must all purchases, including the purchase of tickets, be carried out in strict compliance with the 44-FZ. We can not, unfortunately, to buy tickets to a variety of online resources, websites, and so on» — explained Timoshenko purchase an intermediary. She added that often the airline sells one run at different prices.

Meanwhile, attorney law firm «Khrenov and Partners» Peter Mashoshin believes that in this case Antimonopolu stand on the side of civil society activists. «In my opinion, this is an explanation of the FAS is not certain. But once it is, exactly Antimonopoly Service will be guided by them,« — says the lawyer.