Connections
Connections between the 8 defendants, in-absentia accused organizers and
legal entities — laid out across 4 stages of the logistics chain per
the prosecution version. The defense disputes the factual circumstances
stated in the verdict.
1 Stage 1 · Preparation and transport
In absentia (per prosecution)
- Maliuk V.V. — head of Ukrainian SBU
- Benashvili L.D. — co-conspirator (Georgia)
- Inasaridze A. — co-conspirator (Georgia)
Legal entities
- LLC "GU AR JI GROUP" (Armenia)
- CJSC "Safeway" (customs broker)
2 Stage 2 · Receipt and storage in Armavir
In absentia (per prosecution)
- Kovach D.O. — SBU
- Tsyurkalo M.V. — co-conspirator
- "Ivan Ivanovich" — unidentified person
Legal entities
- LLC "Agro-business" (TIN 2302034200)
- LLC "APK GRIN Layn"
3 Stage 3 · Search for new transport
Legal entities
- LLC "EXTRA"
- LLC "TEK-34"
- LLC "Lider" (TIN 9703050467)
4 Stage 4 · Communication and identification
Did all defendants know each other? — no: the court established that "not all
defendants knew each other" (Verdict, p. 10742).