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Anatoly Petrovich Bykov (Russian: Анатолий Петрович Быков; born 17 January 1960) is a Russian businessman and politician. During the 1990s, Bykov gained prominence in Krasnoyarsk Krai and Krasnoyarsk as an entrepreneur, who was the chairman of the board of the world's largest aluminium company RUSAL's Krasnoyarsk aluminum plant (KrAZ).

Political activity

Bykov is considered one of the most powerful persons in Krasnoyarsk. Bykov from 1997 until 2016 held a seat as of the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai and his party Patriots of Russia is currently holding 14 (or 25.62%) of the 36 seats in the Krasnoyarsk City Council of Deputies, leaving Vladimir's Putin ruling party United Russia behind with 12 seats.

Controversies

Bykov was a strong supporter of Alexander Lebed.

In 2002, Bykov received a suspended prison sentence of 6+1⁄2 years for plotting the murder of a former associate. The case was under review by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, following an application lodged by Bykov. In 2009, it ruled that Russian authorities violated the rights of Bykov and awarded him about $33,000 in compensation.

In May 2020, Bykov was arrested in Krasnoyarsk, on suspicion of organizing the 1994 murders of criminal gang members Kirill Voytenko and Alexander Naumov. In September 2021, he was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment. In May 2023, a court in Krasnoyarsk handed down another sentence to Bykov. For inciting the murder of businessman Andrei Nekolov, he received 11 years. In December 2023, he received another 12 years for inciting the murder of crime boss Vladimir Filippov. The total term at that time was 20 years in a maximum security colony. The convicted person did not admit guilt.

References

1. Ostrovsky, Simon (2004-05-19). "RusAl Ends Dispute, Buys 100% of KrAZ". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
2. Davidoff, Victor (2013-09-15). "Bad News From the Sept. 8 Election". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
3. "Former politician arrested on suspicion of organizing contract killings targeting Krasnoyarsk mobsters in the 1990s". Meduza. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
4. Тарасов, Алексей (Tarasov, Alexey) (15 June 2020). "Минотавр выходит на свет: Власть помогла бригадиру Анатолию Быкову подмять под себя криминальный Красноярск. Но пропустила, как он сам стал властью. Документальная повесть" [Minotaur comes to light: The authorities helped the foreman Anatoly Bykov to crush the criminal Krasnoyarsk. But he missed how he became the authority. Documentary story]. Novaya Gazeta (in Russian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. "European Court: Russia Violated Rights of Businessman". Voice of America. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
6. "Former politician arrested on suspicion of organizing contract killings targeting Krasnoyarsk mobsters in the 1990s". Meduza. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
7. Суд приговорил красноярского бизнесмена Быкова к 13 годам колонии // Интерфакс, 07.09.2021
8. "Бизнесмен Быков получил 13 лет колонии за организацию двойного убийства". РИА Новости (in Russian).
9. "Красноярский бизнесмен Быков получил 12 лет по третьему делу об убийстве". RBC (in Russian). 2023-12-11.

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