Allegations Regarding "Zashchita Otechestva" Foundation

I am informing you that in the Department for the Protection of the Constitutional Order and the Fight against Terrorism (2nd Department) of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, at the initiative of its leaders Alexander Ivanovich Zhdan'kov, Ivan Kuzmich Mironov, Gennady Leonidovich Solovyov, and Alexander Dmitrievich Shagako, the so-called "Foundation for Assistance to Veterans of FSB Units Ensuring the Protection of the Constitutional Order and the Fight against Terrorism 'Zashchita Otechestva' [Defense of the Fatherland]" was created and has been functioning for more than two years.

• It is headed by an active FSB Colonel and employee of the 2nd Department, Oleg Leonidovich Lavrov (Foundation address: Moscow, Myasnitskaya St., 41, bldg. 5).

The founders and employees of "Zashchita Otechestva," with the support of Deputy Director of the FSB of Russia Pronichev, the leaders of the 2nd Department of the FSB of Russia, and the connivance of the Internal Security Directorate of the FSB of the RF, are engaged in the extortion of funds from the heads of commercial structures who at various times, for whatever reason, came to the attention of the DZKSBT of the FSB of the RF and found themselves in a dependent position on its employees.

• Funds are taken from private entrepreneurs in exchange for declarative promises of support from the DZKSBT and the Special Purpose Center of the FSB of the RF in resolving issues disputed by businessmen with judicial and tax authorities, Ministry of Internal Affairs bodies, and representatives of the criminal world.

The money obtained through blackmail goes toward the personal enrichment of the command staff of the 2nd Department of the FSB of the RF and those close to them. Only an insignificantly small part of the material assistance reaches actual veterans.

Furthermore, O. L. Lavrov, again for monetary rewards, issues Foundation member IDs to people who have never served in the state security bodies and who use these documents to resolve purely self-serving issues, sometimes of a criminal nature.

I was compelled to write this letter by my rejection of a situation in which the potential of one of the main units of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is directed toward solving tasks far removed from those set before state security officers in the matter of protecting our Fatherland.

FSB RF Officer.

Envelope

From: Gavrilova N.G.
From where: Moscow Region, Volokolamsk, Sovetskaya St., 6, apt. 11
To: Deputy Kovalyov Sergey Adamovich
Where: Moscow, Okhotny Ryad St., House 1, STATE DUMA of the RF
Destination Index: 103009

Letter Text

Department for the Protection of the Constitutional Order and Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation

Leaders Zhdanov Alexander Ivanovich, Gennady Leonidovich, Shagako Alexander is functioning the so-called "Foundation for Assistance to veterans carrying out the protection of the constitutional order and the fight against terrorism" managed by an active FSB RF colonel, Gennadiy Leonidovich (Foundation address: Moscow, [...] and employees of "Defense of the Fatherland" under [...] Pronichev, leaders of the 2nd Department of Internal Security of the FSB RF, using [...] of the central apparatus of the FSB RF, state security of Russia, are engaged in leaders of commercial structures, who fell into the field of vision of the DZKSBT of the FSB RF and its employees. Funds from private persons operational promises of support from the FSB RF in resolving disputes for businessmen with [...] bodies, MVD bodies and representatives go toward the personal enrichment of the commanding officers and those close to them. To the actual veterans reaches only a tiny part of the assistance.

Also, for monetary rewards, there are issued to those who never served in the state security bodies IDs and documents for the resolution of purely selfish interests.

This letter was forced upon me by my rejection of the situation in which the potential of one of the main units of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation is directed toward solving tasks far from those set before the employees of the state security bodies in the matter of protecting our Fatherland.

FSB RF Employee.

Postmarks

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Bleed-through text from the reverse side/enclosure

• To the Ministry [illegible]
• ...FSB [illegible]
• ...explosions of residential buildings...
• ...in Moscow...
• ...in September 1999.