Was born in 1954, Nevel, Russia.

Education and service

He left his military service in the border troops, after graduating from the university he began to work in the KGB.

Activity

In 2003, he was promoted to major general and met with the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Tkachev, who congratulated him on the title.

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FSO general sentenced to 10 years for bribes in preparation for the Games in Sochi

Lieutenant General of the FSO Gennady Lopyrev, accused of taking bribes from building structures during the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi, was sentenced to ten years in prison and a fine of 150 million rubles.

The defense announced the completion of the investigation into the case of General FSO Lopyrev

The investigation of a criminal case against Lieutenant General of the Federal Security Service (FSO) Gennady Lopyrev, who is accused of corruption, has been completed. This was stated by his lawyer Ruslan Zakalyuzhny, Interfax reports.

The court arrested the property of a relative of General FSO Lopyrev

She found it difficult to tell the addresses where the property is located. According to the agency, one of the apartments is in Moscow, and a residential building is in Sochi.

General Lopyrev was detained on November 24, 2016 at his apartment in Sochi. The next day this was reported by the press service of the FSO.

Then the interlocutor of RBC, close to the Kremlin, reported that Lopyrev was supposed to leave his post in the summer of 2016. According to him, it was assumed that the post of the general would be taken by a security officer of the president, but this did not happen.

What is known about the case of Gennady Lopyrev at the moment

A criminal case has been initiated against Lopyrev for taking a bribe. According to the investigation, he received bribes from managers of commercial structures for "patronage in the conclusion and execution" of state contracts for repair and construction work. Interfax, citing a source, wrote that Lopyrev was detained red-handed, and during the search he was seized 1 billion rubles.

The court left FSO General Lopyrev in jail until April 23

MOSCOW, January 19. / TASS /. The military court extended until April 23 the term of the arrest of General of the FSO of Russia Gennady Lopyrev, accused of taking bribes in the amount of about 7 million rubles, a TASS correspondent reports from the courtroom.

"The court ruled the petition of the investigation to satisfy and extend the term of detention in respect of Lopyrev until April 23," the judge announced the decision.

The consideration of the petition was held behind closed doors due to the fact that the case materials are classified as "secret".

The lawyer said that the defense insisted on choosing a softer measure of restraint against Lopyrev, not related to detention in a pre-trial detention center. The defense lawyer added that Lopyrev does not admit his guilt and categorically rejects the facts of receiving bribes.

The defense will appeal against the arrest

Lopyrev's defense intends to appeal judgment about the extension of his arrest, said his lawyer Yury Yelmashev.

"We will appeal against the court's decision to extend the detention of our client," said the lawyer.

At the same time, according to him, the criminal case against Lopyrev does not contain materials classified as “secret”.

What is known about General Lopyrev, detained for "serious violations of the law"

A rare case in the history of the Russian law enforcement system: on November 24, on suspicion of corruption, a general of one of the most secret Russian special services, the Federal Security Service (FSO), was detained, which deals with the security of top officials of the state, and also, since 1992, has provided them with secure communications. The head of the Security Service in the Caucasus FSO Gennady Lopyrev is suspected of a multi-million dollar bribe. "Lenta.ru" found out what it is known for the main character another high-profile story.

They were in no hurry to advertise

The first information about the arrest appeared in the Izvestia newspaper, but later the material was removed from publication. The news said that Lopyrev was suspected of embezzlement, searches were underway in the Sochi administration, and the mayor was a witness in the case. Subsequently, the newspaper's information was partially confirmed, but the press service of the Sochi mayor's office denied the fact that investigative actions were being carried out in the regional administration.

FSO General Gennady Lopyrev detained

General of the Federal Security Service (FSO) Gennady Lopyrev was detained on suspicion of "serious violations current legislation". This was reported by the press service of the FSO. It is not known what kind of violations are in question.

Lopyrev was detained during an internal check in the units of the FSO in the Caucasus.

On the morning of November 25, the Izvestia newspaper reported the arrest of Lopyrev, citing sources in the FSB and the Sochi administration. According to the newspaper, searches were carried out in the administration. Izvestia also reported that a billion rubles were found in the general's apartment. The investigation, according to the newspaper, is connected with the distribution of land plots for the construction of facilities for the Sochi Olympics. The mayor of the city, Anatoly Pakhomov, is allegedly involved in the case as a witness.

Soon after the publication, Izvestia deleted their note, but it remained in the Google cache.

The Sochi administration told TASS that there were no searches, and no investigative actions were carried out against its employees.

Gennady Lopyrev - Head of the FSO Security Service in the Caucasus.

The Mayor's Office of Sochi denied searches in the case of the General of the FSO

SOCHI, November 25. / TASS /. There were no searches in the Sochi mayor's office in connection with the detention of FSO General Gennady Lopyrev, the resort administration said.

“The information that appeared in some media about the alleged procedural and investigative actions against the employees of the administration and their involvement as witnesses in the arrest of the FSO General Gennady Lopyrev does not correspond to reality. The Sochi city administration denies rumors about alleged searches and other investigative actions against its employees within the framework of this criminal case, "the Sochi administration's press service said.

Politics, 06 Feb 2017, 13:37

Biography, life story of Gennady Alexandrovich Lopyrev

Lopyrev Gennady Aleksandrovich - Head of the Department of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the North Caucasus federal district, lieutenant general. In November 2016, he was arrested on suspicion of receiving a large bribe.

Was born in 1954 in Nevel, Pskov region. He left his military service in the border troops, after graduating from the university, he began to work in the KGB.

The alarm bell rang for the general back in May 2016, when his friend, FSO director Evgeny Murov, resigned. A high-ranking security official was forced to do this in connection with a series of corruption scandals that erupted around his subordinates. According to the logic of the event, Lopyrev, who was a member of Murov's confidants, had to voluntarily submit a report. However, for some unknown reason, he did not. As a result, he lost his post by force.

Detention and arrest

The high-profile operation, in which officers of the FSB and the TFR were involved, was preceded by an audit conducted by representatives of the department's internal security department. According to its results, Gennady Lopyrev provided a friendly shoulder to several entrepreneurs and helped them in obtaining "fat" contracts for holding renovation works... Not just like that, but for a bribe. The investigation considered that Gennady Aleksandrovich took possession of substantial sums, sufficient to be prosecuted under Article 290 of the Criminal Code. The inspection was initiated by the new director of the service, Dmitry Kochnev. Thus, he gave an unambiguous signal to other VIP officials in uniform: those who stayed in their place should leave it voluntarily. This was fully invested in the framework of the fight against corruption, once again announced by the head of state.

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Gennady Lopyrev led the division entrusted to him for thirteen years. He, then still a colonel, was congratulated on the high appointment by the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev. Subsequently, Lopyrev once again received congratulations from the head of the region - in connection with the assignment of the first general rank to him.

The head of the local branch of the FSO was remembered by Krasnodar officials for his close cooperation with the Sochi authorities, as well as participation in the investment forum in 2012. Incidentally, the mayor of this resort town, Anatoly Pakhomov, was also hooked by law enforcement agencies. True, in the Lopyrev case, he began to appear as a witness.

The Lieutenant General was responsible for the secret government facilities located on the Black Sea coast by nature. Among them are the residences of the president and prime minister. The renovation of state dachas continued constantly. Lopyrev, without a doubt, was aware of the entire financial ins and outs of this process. The multimillion-dollar sums allocated by the state for the construction of facilities could not pass by the attention of the head of the regional department of the FSO.

At the same time, some political analysts are inclined to believe that the ICR is interested not so much in the fact of illegal enrichment of Gennady Lopyrev himself, as in Murov Jr. Andrey, the son of the former boss Lopyrev, took over as chairman of the board of FGC UES. A long train of various machinations followed the top managers of this energy company. The most recent of these was the theft of public funds allocated for the construction of an energy bridge to Crimea.

A rare case in the history of the Russian law enforcement system: on November 24, on suspicion of corruption, a general of one of the most secret Russian special services, the Federal Security Service (FSO), was detained, which deals with the security of top officials of the state, and also, since 1992, has provided them with secure communications. The head of the Security Service in the Caucasus FSO Gennady Lopyrev is suspected of a multi-million dollar bribe. "Lenta.ru" found out what the main character of the next high-profile story is known for.

They were in no hurry to advertise

The first information about the arrest appeared in the Izvestia newspaper, but later the material was removed from publication. The news said that Lopyrev was suspected of embezzlement, searches were underway in the Sochi administration, and the mayor was a witness in the case. Subsequently, the newspaper's information was partially confirmed, but the press service of the Sochi mayor's office denied the fact that investigative actions were being carried out in the regional administration.

“The information about the alleged procedural and investigative actions against the administration employees and their involvement as witnesses in the arrest of FSO General Gennady Lopyrev, which appeared in some media, does not correspond to reality,” local authorities said in a press release.

A military court imprisoned Lieutenant-General of the FSO Gennady Lopyrev, who was accused of receiving kickbacks from businessmen, at the beginning of the third night, November 26, in a pre-trial detention center. The defense's request for house arrest in his wife's apartment was denied

FSO General Gennady Lopyrev, accused of accepting a bribe, before considering the investigation's petition to choose a preventive measure at the 94th garrison military court. Photo: Sergey Savostyanov / TASS

The 94th Garrison Military Court on Saturday night imprisoned the head of the Caucasus Security Service of the FSO of Russia, Lieutenant General Gennady Lopyrev. He is accused of receiving kickbacks from businessmen for “general patronage” when concluding and executing government contracts for repair and construction work. " The court considered the request of the investigation behind closed doors. The court began to consider it late in the evening on November 25, and the decision was announced at the beginning of the third night on November 26.

Moreover, the journalists were able to get through to the announcement of the introductory and operative part of the decision only after the scandal. Representatives of TV channels were banned from recording audio and video in the hall.

As it became known to Business FM, in justification of the arrest of the general, the representative of the ICR cited standard arguments: that, being at large, the accused could flee, put pressure on witnesses or otherwise interfere with the investigation using his connections. Lopyrev's defense considered these arguments unfounded and offered house arrest as an alternative to being in the pre-trial detention center. Even before the start of the trial, the defendant's defender Ruslan Zakalyuzhny told the radio station that the spouse of his client was ready to provide housing in the capital, for whom the apartment was registered near the Paveletskaya metro station on Bakhrushin Street. She provided the court with her written consent as a homeowner.

General's car

The FSO general was brought to the consideration of the arrest petition not in an ordinary paddy wagon, but in the car of the Investigative Committee of Russia. In the afternoon he was charged with accepting bribes on an especially large scale (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to some reports, we are talking about several million rubles. The Kommersant newspaper cites a figure of 6.2 million rubles. A high-ranking FSO officer had to wait for the start of the hearing for several hours in the car, while the journalists, together with his lawyer, huddled in the small dressing room of the court.

Only around 8 pm, 63-year-old Gennady Lopyrev - short stature a man with a southern tan was taken inside. He was never handcuffed, therefore, walking down the corridor, he managed to hug and kiss his son Alexander. The investigation's petition for the arrest was received by the 94th garrison military court, since it is to its jurisdiction that the consideration of cases of crimes committed in military units Federal Security Service. The detainee himself is an active serviceman.

Until 9 pm, the reporters waited to be invited to the trial. However, a court official said the hearing was closed. He refused to explain the reasons for this decision, ignoring all the questions. However, as Business FM found out, Judge Aleksey Kolesnikov made a decision to hold a closed hearing on his own initiative, referring to the presence of state secrets in the case.

It took him three hours to make a decision. The court announced it at 2 hours 15 minutes in the morning, when the next day had already started - on November 26. At the same time, the writing journalists were able to get into the hall only after the scandal. The arguments that the writing press (representatives of news agencies, newspapers and Internet editions), unlike journalists of TV channels, does not require accreditation (mainly for bringing in equipment) for the assistant to the chairman of the court Elena Leonova did not work. She stated that only accredited reporters will be invited to the announcement of the decision, however, it is not allowed to conduct audio and video filming of TV reporters. After lengthy disputes and calls to the Supreme Court, the writing journalists were still allowed to go to the announcement of the introductory and operative parts of the resolution. The procedure took exactly a couple of minutes. The court agreed with the arguments of the representative of the TFR, who was supported by the prosecutor.

"The petition of the investigation to satisfy, to elect Gennady Lopyrev a preventive measure in the form of detention for a period until January 23, 2017," Judge Kolesnikov rapped out.

Lopyrev's lawyer, chairman of the Moscow City Bar Association Zakalyuzhny, Yelmashev and Partners Ruslan Zakalyuzhny told Business FM that he strongly disagrees with the court's decision and intends to appeal against the judicial act in the higher 3rd district military court. He refused further comments. The lawyer explained that before the start of the process, they took from him a subscription not only on non-disclosure of the data of the preliminary investigation, but also on non-disclosure of state secrets. The general's son was also laconic. “Everything they write is nonsense,” was only Aleksandr Lopyrev's remark, making it clear that he did not believe in the accusation of bribery by his father.

Was there a billion?

Gennady Lopyrev, 63, was detained on November 24 in Sochi and taken to Moscow by plane. The TFR opened a criminal case against the FSO general on November 23 based on the results of an internal audit carried out in the units of the Federal Security Service in the Caucasus. According to Business FM, he was charged with two episodes of bribes received in 2013 and 2015 in the amount of 3 and 3.2 million rubles. According to the ICR, "kickbacks" were received by Lopyrev "from the heads of a number of commercial structures for general patronage in the conclusion and execution of state contracts for repair and construction work." Initially, the media reported that the Lopyrev case could be associated with the construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi. However, attorney Ruslan Zakalyuzhny did not confirm this information to Business FM, as well as information that appeared in a number of media outlets that allegedly his client was searched during the search. According to him, even "close to such funds" were not found with his client. According to another version, presented by the RBC newspaper, the detention of a high-ranking FSO officer may be related to the construction of a building in Bocharov Ruchey, not far from the residence of the head of state. According to Natalya Boyko, editor-in-chief of the Max Media Group Sochi corporation, quoted by the newspaper, local residents have appealed the decision to build in court, and the FSO has long spoken out there in their support, opposing the construction of facilities near the president's dacha. However, in the court of second instance, the position of the department unexpectedly changed. “It was General Lopyrev who signed the letter to the court, in which he indicated that he did not see any danger in construction. And the court decided to build, ”Boyko said. According to some reports, the mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov, is in the case as a witness.

Mayor of Sochi Anatoly Pakhomov

Read more on RBC:
http://kuban.rbc.ru/krasnodar/freenews/58383e939a7947a24a687c6b

As for Gennady Lopyrev, if his guilt is proven, then for accepting a bribe under Part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the general faces from 8 to 15 years in prison with a fine of up to 70 times the amount of a bribe or without it, and in two episodes - and up to 20 years in prison.