Anatoly Bykov
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{{short description|Russian businessman and politician (born 1960)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{family name hatnote|Petrovich|Bykov|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
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| birth_name = Anatoly Petrovich Bykov
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Elovka, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| nationality = Russian
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| occupation = Politician, businessman
| party = Patriots of Russia
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| boards = Rusal (1995–2000)
| spouse = Marina Bykova
| children = 1
| alma_mater = Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University
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Anatoly Petrovich Bykov ({{langx|ru|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).{{Cite web |last=Ostrovsky |first=Simon |date=2004-05-19 |title=RusAl Ends Dispute, Buys 100% of KrAZ |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/archive/rusal-ends-dispute-buys-100-of-kraz |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Davidoff |first=Victor |date=2013-09-15 |title=Bad News From the Sept. 8 Election |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/archive/bad-news-from-the-sept-8-election |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Former politician arrested on suspicion of organizing contract killings targeting Krasnoyarsk mobsters in the 1990s |url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/05/07/former-politician-arrested-on-suspicion-of-organizing-contract-killings-targeting-krasnoyarsk-mobsters-in-the-1990s |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Meduza |language=en}}
Controversies
Bykov was a strong supporter of Alexander Lebed.{{cite news |last=Тарасов |first=Алексей (Tarasov, Alexey) |url=https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2020/06/15/85845-brigady |title=Минотавр выходит на свет: Власть помогла бригадиру Анатолию Быкову подмять под себя криминальный Красноярск. Но пропустила, как он сам стал властью. Документальная повесть |trans-title=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 |lang=ru |work=Novaya Gazeta |date=15 June 2020 |access-date=8 April 2021}}
In 2002, Bykov received a suspended prison sentence of {{frac|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.{{Cite web |date=2009-11-02 |title=European Court: Russia Violated Rights of Businessman |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2009-03-10-voa33-68824512/365073.html |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}
In May 2020, Bykov was arrested in Krasnoyarsk, on suspicion of organizing the 1994 murders of criminal gang members Kirill Voytenko and Alexander Naumov.{{Cite web |title=Former politician arrested on suspicion of organizing contract killings targeting Krasnoyarsk mobsters in the 1990s |url=https://meduza.io/en/news/2020/05/07/former-politician-arrested-on-suspicion-of-organizing-contract-killings-targeting-krasnoyarsk-mobsters-in-the-1990s |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=Meduza |language=en}} In September 2021, he was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment.[https://www.interfax.ru/amp/788871 Суд приговорил красноярского бизнесмена Быкова к 13 годам колонии] // Интерфакс, 07.09.2021{{Cite web|lang=ru|url=https://ria.ru/20210907/bykov-1748954569.html|title=Бизнесмен Быков получил 13 лет колонии за организацию двойного убийства|website=РИА Новости}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ru/society/11/12/2023/657689e99a79470ef9dc1b82|title=Красноярский бизнесмен Быков получил 12 лет по третьему делу об убийстве|language=ru|date=2023-12-11|website=RBC}}
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