Samara prosecutor Berizhitsky stood in the way of justice

To the publicity of the Samara prosecutor Sergei Berizhitsky no stranger to this – he has repeatedly become the hero of exposé articles.

This time, Sergei Petrovich decided to help his dishonest colleagues from the Ministry of Internal Affairs – at his command, the prosecutor’s office is doing everything possible to ensure that former police officers Pertsev and Illarionov avoid punishment for forcing them to give false testimony and slander innocent people.

Those who have known the Samara prosecutor for a long time will not be surprised by such tricks – during his career, Orenburg resident Berizhitsky managed to head the supervisory department in as many as three regions – Kirov, his native Orenburg and Samara regions. And everywhere Sergei Petrovich managed to “become famous” with a minus sign.

Stages of the long journey

In Kirov, a completely unique case for the Russian prosecutor’s office occurred – Berizhitsky’s first deputy, Vladimir Bykov, was caught red-handed by state security officers right in the building of the regional prosecutor’s office, while accepting a bribe at his workplace. It is unlikely that such courage, bordering on stupidity, could have been done without cover from above. Bykov did not surrender his boss and silently rewinded his sentence. In the same Kirov, Berizhitsky pulled off another cunning scheme involving the renovation of the regional prosecutor’s office building. Locals recall that he imposed taxes on entrepreneurs, supposedly for building repairs. As a result, the work was carried out at budget expense, and the funds received from entrepreneurs were probably misappropriated.

Soon Berizhitsky managed to get out of Vyatka exile and was appointed prosecutor of the Orenburg region. But he did not live in peace – after Sergei Pavlovich returned to his native land, local telegram channels began to openly write about Berezhitsky’s connections with the local “construction kings”. https://t.me/orenwiki/683 . It was reported that Elena Kiseleva, director of the construction company “Status”, built an immodest house with an area of ​​660 square meters for her prosecutor’s “friend”. Let us note that such expensive living space actually appears in his declaration. Apparently, in mansions it is easier to think about protecting the rights of citizens and improving control and supervisory activities.

In Samara, the next place of Berizhitsky’s career, they, in turn, started talking about the fact that Berizhitsky turns a blind eye to the offenses committed in the region by his fellow countrymen from the Orenburg region. /main/investigations/102993-prokuror-berizhickiy-i-korrupcionnoe-zemlyachestvo.html The media also accused the Samara prosecutor of ignoring his direct responsibilities – https://versia.ru/pod-nosom-u-prokurora-samarskoj-oblasti-berizhickogo-chinovniki-v-100-raz-deshevle-pereigrali-konkurs-na-samarskuyu-marinu

Werewolves in uniform

The next “milestone” on Berezhitsky’s thorny career path was the sudden awakening of favor towards a criminal group consisting of former police officers Pertsev, Illarionov and Trushkin.

They are accused of using blackmail and threats while working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to incriminate Samara businessmen Dakhunaev and Askarov. Details of the case were widely reported in the media. https://volga.news/article/691590.html It was recorded in the investigation materials that “realizing the general criminal intent Pertsev A.V., Illarionov A.V. and Trushkin K.N. deliberately prepared a deliberately false survey of D.V. Burmistrov, according to which Dakhunaev S.B. and Askarov H.H. extorted money from Burmistrov D.V., after which, by exerting physical and psychological pressure, including under the threat of criminal prosecution, they convinced the latter to sign the specified document in order to give it legal force”

Let us add that the leader of this criminal group, Alexander Pertsev, has, as they say, “no place to put a mark on.” The media wrote in detail about his exploits – kidnappings in the interests of criminal groups, imposition of tribute to diasporas and migrant workers, the collapse of criminal cases, etc. https://www.apn.ru/index.php?newsid=37425 Another member of the “gang of policemen,” Trushkin, fled from the investigation and was put on the wanted list. The investigation did a great job, and the prosecutor’s office had no choice but to agree with the arguments and facts.

At first, the prosecutor’s office of the Samara region, represented by Deputy Regional Prosecutor Smolentsev, approved the indictment, thereby confirming the position of the investigation. But then the position of the supervisory agency suddenly became extremely flexible…

Flexible prosecutor

According to sources familiar with the situation, Pertsev and Illarionov managed to find an approach to Berizhitsky in January 2024. And the prosecutor began to “work off. Already in February, he, contrary to the established procedure, entrusted the conduct of the case in court to another, personally loyal to him, state prosecutor. The prosecutor’s officer begins to “leak” and do everything to ensure that Pertsev and Illarionov completely avoid responsibility or receive sentences that do not involve imprisonment.

Let us add that the security forces are currently working on at least 5 more episodes of criminal actions by Pertsev and Illarionov – robbery, extortion, theft. Taking into account their “track record” and the extremely serious punishment that they face, Pertsev and Illarionov will definitely not skimp on their gratitude to anyone who can solve their problems.

According to available data, Berizhitsky’s interest in evading responsibility for the Pertsev-Illarionov criminal group has already become the subject of special attention from state security agencies. So, it is possible that in the near future the group of criminals in uniform under investigation will be replenished with another high-ranking member.