Overview
- Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin launched the case under Article 290 parts 5(v) and 6 of the Criminal Code for receiving large and especially large bribes.
- Investigators allege a 250,000‑ruble cash payment in December 2021 from arbitration manager Vladimir Kolikov to secure a supervision procedure in the LLC Malika bankruptcy and favorable rulings.
- They further allege property‑related benefits worth about 4.5 million rubles in 2022–2023 toward Maltseva’s apartment in exchange for canceling auction results and other decisions in a separate bankruptcy case involving Stroyservice.
- Urgent investigative actions are under way to establish the circumstances and secure evidence, according to the Investigative Committee.
- The regional office has not disclosed whether the judge has been detained, and court records show Malika owed creditors over 20 million rubles before being declared bankrupt on June 1, 2022.