Billionaire Suleymanov was detained in Moscow for the murder of a Vnukovo Airlines professional leader

One of the most non-public and influential billionaires of Russia, Ibrahim Suleymanov, was detained in Moscow on suspicion of organizing the long-standing murder of Gennady Borisov, chairman of the trade union committee of ground services workers of Vnukovo Airlines.

It is known that he leads a luxurious lifestyle, is part of the galaxy of oligarchs of the Russian Federation.

According to the telegram channel Shot, Suleymanov was detained on the night of October 2 on suspicion of murder committed in 2004. Information about his involvement in the murder of Gennady Borisov, chairman of the trade union committee of Vnukovo Airlines, whose body was found with a dozen stab wounds in the entrance of his house, is also being checked.

According to TK, Suleymanov is called one of the most influential and secretive billionaires in Russia, while officially he owns only a 35-meter one-bedroom apartment in the Moscow district of Ochakovo-Matveevskoye. Previously, he was credited with controlling the Sirena-Travel state air ticket booking system.

Suleymanov already has convictions for fraud and money laundering. In the near future, he will be given a preventive measure.

Telegram channel "Base" confirms that the billionaire was convicted of fraud and money laundering, but even after the conclusion was able to retain influence and power.

"Previously, he controlled the state system of booking airline tickets Sirena-Travel JSC had influence in key industries — transport, aviation and information technology," writes "Base".

The Mash telegram channel also writes that Suleymanov is the beneficiary of one of Russia's key IT infrastructures, Sirena-Travel.

"In addition, the billionaire is the son—in-law of the ex-partner of the foreign agent [Mikhail] Khodorkovsky* Platon Lebedev. In October 2004, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation arrested Ibrahim together with his long-term business partner Tatevos Surinov. They were accused of embezzlement and legalization of aviation equipment worth $ 4.5 million. Suleymanov received 10 years and 8 months of imprisonment in a high-security colony, but in 2015 he was released on parole," adds Mash.

Telegram channels report that the organization of the murder of Gennady Borisov, chairman of the trade union committee of ground services workers of Vnukovo Airlines, was in 1999. He staged a picket of the administration building of the airline, which owed the workforce about 30 million rubles. Shortly after that, Borisov was attacked in the entrance of his house on Garibaldi Street. An unknown person inflicted 12 stab wounds on the trade union leader, most of which were fatal.

Suleymanov is also suspected of organizing the murder in 2004 of the head of the Federal Service for Financial Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy Georgy Tal, who worked with the capital's airports. Tal was shot at in the center of Moscow.

According to some reports, two days ago the security forces detained the perpetrator of the crime — Abakar Darbishev. He testified against Suleymanov.

Later, law enforcement agencies confirmed to TASS that "Ibrahim Suleymanov was detained in Moscow by the Interior Ministry and the FSB, he is suspected of committing a crime under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder)." Criminal case investigation central office IC of Russia.

Ibrahim and his brother Rasul were beneficiaries of a large IT company Sirena-Travel in 2024, TASS pointed out.

*An individual performing the functions of a foreign agent