The detention of billionaire Ibrahim Suleymanov in Moscow was reported in the morning by anonymous Telegram channels, later confirmed by TASS with reference to law enforcement. It is reported that the businessman is suspected of a "past years" murder, and he was detained by employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the FSB.
Suleymanov is the beneficiary of the company "Sirena-Travel", which manages bookings for 80% of tickets of Russian air carriers. He was a partner of billionaire and current member of the Federation Council Suleyman Kerimov in several enterprises, and is also the son-in-law of Platon Lebedev.
According to "VChK-OGPU"*, Suleymanov is suspected of organizing the 1999 murder of the chairman of the trade union committee of ground services workers of the airline "Vnukovo Airlines" Gennady Borisov. The trade union then organized a picket at the company's administration, demanding the payment of arrears amounting to about 30 million rubles. At that time
In 2007, the Basmanny Court of Moscow sentenced him to 10 years and 8 months of imprisonment for fraud, money laundering, illegal possession of weapons, and self-will. After his release, he returned to business.
* Recognized in Russia as a "foreign agent".