"The US Attorney's Office (PFO) Switzerland confirms that the spring of 2013 was initiated criminal proceedings against the former Minister of Agriculture of Russia and others on suspicion of money laundering (Article 305" bis "§2 of the Criminal Code of Switzerland.)" - Said Linda background Burg, in response to the request of European journalists. The representative of the Swiss Prosecutor General's Office also confirmed once again: Berne blocked account Elena Skrynnik and other suspects in the amount of about 50 million Swiss francs.. "In this context, the FPE to seize the assets", - said von Burg. According to her, after the conducted "broad investigation of the case" PFO appealed to Russia "with a request for mutual legal assistance", but "this request is not done until now." Recall, it is expected that the former Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation has to do with the criminal scheme for embezzlement of budget funds, which was revealed the Interior Ministry in the spring of 2012. It was reported that a group of officials to the state company "Rosagroleasing" sham designed the supply of equipment for farms and distilleries. Public money allocated for these purposes, then transferred to the accounts of the British company selling agricultural machinery, some of them fell to the accounts of "Bryce Becker" company, founded by Ms Skrynnik, and "AgroEvroSoyuz", curated by the brother of the minister. ". According to the investigation, from 2007 to 2012 on various accounts Skrynnik $ 140 million was received by the Swiss banks, the origin of which caused serious suspicions", - say sources familiar with the investigation. Regardless of this criminal case is investigating the FPE and the case against the former deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexei Bazhanov, who was also suspected of organizing the scheme of theft of "Rosagroleasing" 1 billion. Rubles. At the moment, arrested on account of former officials in the amount of about 7 million. CHF. The proceedings in this case are still held at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, and in this case the Russian side is actively cooperating with the Swiss, said Linda von Burg. It is noteworthy that, despite the statements of the Prosecutor General of Switzerland, Elena Skrynnik continues angrily rejected suspicions that it is involved in pumping the budget through "Rosagroleasing" on their bills. Ex-minister denies reports about the arrest of its Swiss assets, stating that it does not have that kind of money, and reminds us of the case, which is being investigated in Russia, it passes only witness. However, in "Madame Leasing" end of October 2015 has been excluded from the ranks of the "United Russia" for "acts discrediting the party." The point, perhaps, is that in February last year, the name Skrynnik still lit up in the list of clients of the Swiss bank HSBC, and it's somehow not tally with the statements of ex-minister that she does not hold the money there. According to the portal "Sobesednik.Ru" former employee Herve Falchiani Bank sold the German and French authorities the customer data, and they shared them with the media. But while Elena Skrynnik is still considered unsinkable - ex-minister actively make comments on agriculture in leading Russian media as an expert, and, apparently, feels quite confident. Presumably, the habit, after numerous violations "Rosagroleasing" Audit Chamber found as early as 2009. At the same time Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who oversaw the agro openly said that there was corruption in state-owned companies, and protectionist schemes, and demanded the return of funds from offshore. However, Elena is not only saw "the sky in the box," but, on the contrary, went on increasing, reseeding of the chair head of the state-owned corporation in the ministerial. Now, apparently, the Swiss authorities intend to bring the case of money laundering by former employees of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to court. Moreover, earlier Russian law enforcement agencies decided to suspend the investigation of the case "Rosagroleasing" "for failure to identify the person to be the culprits." Although the media have repeatedly reported that investigators got hold of enough information to if you want to open a criminal case against the former top of all the Ministry of Agriculture. It is rumored that two years ago, when "Madame Leasing" briefly returned to Russia from her favorite of the French, the former head of the Ministry of Agriculture did not lose the gift of time and settle "the question" by "walking through the familiar corridors of her power." As a result, today the TFR falls to the paradoxical situation where there are huge amounts of damage from the actions of certain officials, there are autographs of these officials under dubious contracts, there is evidence that the 'black hole' 'Rosagroleasing "permanently flowed hundreds of millions of rubles from the budget, there is even a statement Prosecutor General of Switzerland - but in Russia there is no "person to be the culprits." However, according to First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technology and Communications Andrey Tumanov, enemies Elena Skrynnik obviously a lot, and that's why her name surfaced again in "Rosagroleasing". "She was always very hard for the people, could bring the man and suddenly throw him out into the street, - said the parliamentarian portal" Sobesednik.Ru ". - It is unlikely that Skrynnik could have as long to stay afloat, if it did not have support of major political groups. It is possible that (now) she wanted to get into some serious business or the way someone moved. Or maybe her for something to avenge. And, maybe, it is a demonstration action for the group that supports it. They want to demonstrate: everywhere we find the statute of limitations does not exist. " Some observers, however, believe that the response of the ex-official's activity in the media does not focus so much on the broad audience, as addressed to specific individuals: the siloviki, or certain officials who must protect her as a figure "untouchable." "We can not say that in relation to Skrynnik has some special line of conduct - said" Age of "Director of the Institute of Contemporary Development Dmitry Solonnikov state. - But it's all the same watershed, where some representatives of higher management circles live in the world, does not correlate with the rest of the population. Defendants in the case "Oboronservis" are released, and Yevgenia Vasilyeva return confiscated property worth millions of dollars, and the former Minister Serdyukov included in the Board of Directors of "Helicopters of Russia". The investigation of the criminal case of theft of more than 1 billion. Rubles from the state company "Rosagroleasing" suspended indefinitely, and Elena Skrynnik still remains outside the interest of Russian investigative bodies. Yes, Anatoly Serdyukov, will no longer be led by the Ministry of Defence. Yes, Elena Skrynnik not be back in the chair Minister of Agriculture. But a sense of injustice in society such examples will only grow. This injustice is not so much due to lack of punishment, and injustice when compared to that which require the people in the country, and that forgives the representatives of the "elite". Such injustice begets mistrust appeals and actions of the authorities. And it seems that the worst moment in the history of the country to generate such confidence is difficult to pick up. " For reference: in 2011-2013. The Interior Ministry initiated three criminal cases of embezzlement of budgetary funds "Rosagroleasing" that took place in 2007-2009. former Deputy Agriculture Minister Alexei Bazhanov were arrested, the general director of LLC "Mezhregiontorg +" Burdovsky Sergey, general director of OOO "Lipetskagrotehservis" Igor Konyahin, as well as former executives of ZAO "Masloproduct bio" Roman Malov and Sergey Dudenkov. The former head of the Department of Agriculture Oleg Don was put on the international wanted list. Damage caused by malicious actions is estimated at about 39 billion. Rubles. Herself Elena Skrynnik questioned only as a witness. But with the Swiss authorities a political resource of the ex-minister is unlikely to work ...