Master Dossier on the Case of Yury Viktorovich Sazonov: Analysis of Systemic Violations and Mechanisms of Unlawful Criminal Prosecution in Corporate Conflicts.

Published
February 5, 2026
Author
Khrabrykh S. A.
Original language
English

This master dossier provides an exhaustive legal and factual analysis of the mechanisms used to convert a commercial dispute into the criminal prosecution of Yury Sazonov. The document examines the systemic criminalization of business decisions made during legitimate, court-supervised insolvency proceedings. A central finding of the report is the total absence of the elements of a crime under Article 201 of the Criminal Code, as Sazonov held no managerial or administrative authority during the period in question; the enterprise was legally managed by a bankruptcy trustee under the supervision of the Federal Tax Service. The dossier establishes the lack of any financial harm, citing evidence that sales were conducted at market rates verified by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Furthermore, the report details the misuse of international cooperation tools, specifically INTERPOL diffusions and extradition requests, as instruments of coercion for asset redistribution and the harassment of family members. The outlined two-stage defense strategy focuses on securing international protection under the ECHR and the eventual restoration of property rights through

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