- Sheriff (company)
Sheriff (in
Cyrillic : Шериф) is the second-largest company based inTransnistria .It owns a chain of
petrol station s, a chain ofsupermarket s, aTV channel , apublishing house , aconstruction company, aMercedes-Benz dealer, anadvertising agency , a spirits factory, twobread factories, amobile phone network, the football clubFC Sheriff Tiraspol and its newly builtSheriff Stadium at an estimated cost of $200 million [ [http://pridnestrovie.net/sports.html Sports in Pridnestrovie: Going for Gold] ] including afive-star hotel still under construction.The name came from the two founders of the company, the CEO and president Viktor Gushan (citizen ofUkraine and Transnistria) and Ilya Kazmaly (citizen ofRussia and Transnistria, ofGagauzian origin [ [http://www.vspmr.org/Deputy/?ID=63&Lang=Eng info about Ilya Kazmaly] ] ), who were previously Soviet special services officers [ [http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria] ] . They were involved in the arrest ofIlie Ilaşcu group [ [http://www.justice.md/rom/upload/ILASCU%20AND%20OTHERS%20v.%20MOLDOVA%20AND%20RUSSIA.doc EHCR judgement on Ilaşcu case] ] .The company supported the government of president Igor Smirnov. According to an article in Kommersant, it received a reduction on taxes and import duties when the customs service was headed by Vladimir Smirnov, the president's son. [ [http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria] ] In recent years, Sheriff developed ties with Renewal, a political party which holds a parliamentary majority, with Ilya Kazmaly and the company's human resources director, Ilona Tyuryaeva, both being Renewal-deputies. [ [http://www.vspmr.org/ vspmr.org] ] . Another leader of Sheriff is Oleg Smirnov, president's son and MP for "Pathriotic Party of Pridnestrovie" [ [http://www.e-democracy.md/en/comments/political/200601171/ commentary of e-democracy] ] [ [http://www.hotnews.ro/articol_54677-Oaza.htm Sheriff - a private kolkhoz] ] .
References
External links
* [http://www.sheriff.md/?LangID=2 Sheriff's website]
* [http://www.pridnestrovie.net/sheriff.html Profile of Sheriff]
*ru icon [http://www.tv.sheriff.md/ TSV, the Sheriff TV station]
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