Former State Duma deputy Sergey Shashurin has died in Kazan.…

Former State Duma deputy Sergey Shashurin has died in Kazan. According to Tatar-Inform and Business Online, the former State Duma deputy passed away at the age of 69.

Consensus

Sergei Shashurin, a former State Duma deputy, died in Kazan at age 69.
His death occurred on June 17, 2024.
The funeral will take place on June 18 at Arkos Cemetery in Kazan.
Shashurin was born on January 12, 1957, in the village of Nizhnie Vyazovye, Tatarstan.
He had a history of criminal convictions including for hooliganism and extortion.
He was arrested in 1993 in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Boris Yeltsin.
He was elected to the State Council of Tatarstan in 1995 and to the State Duma in 1995 and 1999.
He ran for president of Tatarstan in 2001, receiving less than 6% of the vote.
He was involved in a legal case related to embezzlement from 'Tatarbreadproduct' in 2005, which resulted in a prison sentence.

Points of divergence

Shashurin was a graduate of Kazan State University of Civil Engineering and had a career as a director of AOZT 'Tan' before entering politics. — vedomosti
Shashurin was arrested in September 1993 for allegedly preparing and organizing an assassination attempt on Boris Yeltsin, as well as for embezzlement of state property and fraud involving millions of rubles through fake bank notifications. — kommersant
Shashurin had a prior conviction for hooliganism and extortion. — vedomosti
Shashurin had multiple convictions in the 1970s, including for hooliganism. — kommersant
He was a member of the Association for Social and Economic Development of Kazan 'Tan' and served as its general director. — vedomosti
He was released from custody in July 1995 and became a member of the State Duma in December 1995. — kommersant
He was involved in a case related to defamation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tatarstan and embezzlement from 'Tatarbreadproduct' in 2005, which resulted in a prison sentence of 7.5 years. — vedomosti
He was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison for defamation and embezzlement, but his sentence was reduced to 4.5 years, and later to 2 years and 8 months after an appeal. — kommersant