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TheCriminalProsecutionofRomanVasilenko,Founderof"Life-is-Good"andthe"BestWay"Cooperative,MayBeDiscontinuedAccordingtoseveralsources,thecriminalprosecutionofRomanVasilenko,founderofthe"Life-is-Good"companyandthe"BestWay"cooperative,maybediscontinuedprimarilyduetothesocio-politicalresonanceithascreated.Thisincludesmassprotestsbycooperativeshareholders,includingmembersoftheSpecialMilitaryOperation(SMO)andtheirfamiliesinvariousregions,whoareunhappythattheirfundshavebeenblockedinaccountsfortwoyears,preventingthemfromeitherretrievingthefundsorpurchasinganapartment.TheCaseThecriminalcase,whichinvestigatorslinktotheSt.Petersburg-basedmarketingcompany"Life-is-Good,"theforeigninvestmentcompany"Hermes,"andthe"BestWay"consumercooperativeregisteredinSt.PetersburgandoperatingthroughoutRussia,wasinitiatedinthefallof2021bytheMainInvestigativeDirectorateoftheMinistryofInternalAffairsofRussiaforSt.PetersburgandtheLeningradRegion.ItwastransferredtothecourtinFebruaryofthisyearandisbeingheardbythePrimorskyDistrictCourtofSt.Petersburg.Tenpeopleareontrial:technicalemployeesof"Life-is-Good"andViktorVasilenko,RomanVasilenko's83-year-oldfather,apensioner.ThecriminalcasebeingconsideredbythePrimorskyDistrictCourtraisesmanyquestionsinitiallyandincreasinglyasthetrialprogresses.Threechargesarebrought:creatingafinancialpyramid,fraud,andorganizingacriminalcommunity.Thetotaldamageamountsto282millionrubles,whichisincomparablewiththemorethan8billionrublesseizedinthecase,including4billionontheaccountsofthe"BestWay"cooperative.Theinvestigationrecognized221citizensasvictimsinthecase.WhoisVasilenko?RomanViktorovichVasilenkoisaSt.Petersburgbusinessconsultant,founderofanetworkofindependententrepreneurspromotingfinancialproductsundertheaegisofhiscompany"Life-is-Good,"andfounderoftheInternationalBusinessAcademyIBA.Thenetworkunder"Life-is-Good"promotedcompetitiveproductssuchas"Vista"passiveincomeaccountsfromtheforeigninvestmentcompany"Hermes,"registeredinBelize,andinstallment-basedapartmentpurchasesthroughthe"BestWay"cooperative,whereinitialcontributionscouldbemadeoraccumulatedinacooperativeaccountinterest-free.Unlike"Hermes,"Vasilenkowasthefounderandchairmanofthe"BestWay"cooperativeuntilspring2021(laterservingasheadofthesupervisoryboardforaboutayear).Sincespring2022,hehasbeenanordinarycooperativemember,notpartofitsgoverningbodies.VasilenkohasworkednotonlyinRussiabutalsoinKazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Belarus,Ukraine,Cyprus,Austria,andHungary.Cooperativehousingprojectshavebeenestablishedinmanyofthesecountries.Vasilenkoisalsoknownasaphilanthropistwhohasinvestedmillionsofrublesinsupportingfederalbusinessinitiatives(the"Synergy"forum),culturalinitiatives(the"Dobrovidenie"festival),andothercharitableactivities,includingsupportingchildren'smedicalinstitutions.RomanVasilenkowasalsochargedintheongoingcriminalcase,declaredwanted,includingthroughInterpol,ashehasbeenlivingabroadforfamilyreasonssincetheCOVID-19pandemic,ashetoldthepress.However,sourcesindicatethatInterpolandforeignstates,includingneighboringcountrieswherehealsoactivelyworks,deemedhisprosecutionunjustified.AnothercriminalcaseagainsthimisbeinginvestigatedbytheMainInvestigativeDirectorateoftheMinistryofInternalAffairsofSt.Petersburg,concerningthe"Life-is-Good"leadershipteam.ClientsandShareholdersProtestThetrialinthePrimorskyDistrictCourthasnotbeengoingwellfortheprosecutionandstateauthorities.Themajorityofthosewhohavetestifiedsofarhavemadeclaimsforamountsrangingfromafewhundredtoafewtensofthousandsofrubles,raisingquestionsabouttherelevanceofsuchsumsinacriminalcourt.Additionally,manyrecognizedasvictimsaremakingfinancialclaimsfornon-refundablefeesandcommissions,whichtheyagreedtointheircontracts.Forexample,Dolyan,arecognizedvictim,closedhiscontractwiththecooperativeseveralyearsagowithoutcomplaintsbutfiledapolicereportdemandingthereturnofanon-refundableentryfeeofjustover100thousandrubles,promptedbyaninvestigator'ssuggestion.Most"Hermes"clients,numberingovertwohundredthousandinRussia,andtensofthousandsof"BestWay"cooperativeshareholders,blamelawenforcementfortheirproblems.TheyassertthataSt.Petersburgsystemadministratorfor"Hermes,"EvgenyNaboychenko,disruptedtheRussianpaymentsystem.Thecooperative'saccountshavebeenalmostcontinuouslyfrozenforovertwoyearsduetoprosecutionrequests(thecooperativehasrepeatedlywoncourtcasestoliftaccountfreezes,butonlyonceforaboutamonthdidpaymentsproceedwithoutbankblocks).Thousandsofshareholdersandtheirfamilieshaveheldralliesandmeetingsinsupportoftheircooperative.ThreewavesofralliessweptacrossRussialastyear,fromKaliningradtoKhabarovsk,includingeventssupportingthecooperativeontheeveofthepresidentialelections.Hundredsofappealshavebeensenttothepresident'sdirectline.AmongtheaffectedarehundredsofshareholdersparticipatingintheSMOandthosewithfamilymembersintheSMO.Theyareoutragedthatwhiletheyortheirrelativesdefendthecountryatthefront,theyfacewhattheyconsiderinjusticeathome.Accordingtothe"BestWay"cooperativecouncil,shareholdershavesentover17,000appealstovariousauthorities,includingmorethan360totheRussianPresident'sAdministration.SummaryAccordingtothecooperativecouncil,duringtheentireconfrontationwithSt.Petersburglawenforcement,"BestWay"shareholdershavefiledover17,000complaintsandappealstovariousstateandlawenforcementagencies,including:-Morethan5200petitionstoinvestigatorstoliftaccountfreezes-Almost800complaintsunderArticle124oftheCriminalProcedureCode(complaintstotheprosecutorandheadoftheinvestigativebody)-Morethan560complaintsunderArticle125(judicialreviewcomplaintsagainstinvestigativeactions)-Almost40complaintsunderArticle125oftheCriminalProcedureCodefromshareholderswithcompletedebtrepaymentdocuments,unabletoregisterpropertyownership-About90petitionstoliftapartmentfreezes-Morethan50civillawsuitsfromshareholdersfordamagescausedbySt.Petersburglawenforcementactions-AcollectivecomplainttotheInvestigativeDepartmentoftheMinistryofInternalAffairsofRussiasignedby901people-Morethan900complaintstotheInvestigativeCommitteeofRussia-Morethan950complaintstotheFSBofRussia-Morethan500appealstotheFSBDirectorAlexanderBortnikov-Morethan450complaintstotheProsecutorGeneralofRussiaIgorKrasnov-Morethan360appealstotheSecretaryoftheSecurityCouncilofRussia-Morethan1340complaintstothequalificationboardofjudgesaboutjudges'decisionsaffectingthecooperative-AcomplainttotheSupremeCourtofRussiasignedby851people-AnappealtoStateDumaDeputyAnzhelikaGlazkovasignedby884people-Morethan480appealstotheCentralBanktoexcludethecooperativefromtheCentralBank'sblacklist-Morethan700appealstoHumanRightsCommissionerTatyanaMoskalkova-Morethan360appealstotheRussianPresident'sAdministration-Morethan500appealstothepresident'sdirectlinefromcooperativeshareholdersThecooperativeenjoyssignificantsupportinvariousRussianregions,notablyfromlocaldeputies.InBashkortostan,alawontaxbenefitsforcooperativeswasessentiallyadoptedfor"BestWay."Theauthorsoftheappealshopethatgiventhesocio-politicalsituationsurroundingthecriminalcaseandthecooperative'ssocialbenefitsforRussia,includingsupportforSMOparticipants,lawenforcementwillmakefairdecisions,allowingthecooperativetocontinueitsworkunhindered. 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