Tatyana Mitrofanova, who headed the education committee of the Ulan-Ude mayor’s office, finally closed the door of her office, which for five years had become both a throne and a trap for her. However, this step hardly came as a surprise to attentive observers. Back in 2023, Babr predicted Mitrofanova’s imminent departure from office.
The real reason for Mitrofanova’s resignation lies in a series of corruption scandals that have rocked the Education Committee over the past years. Tatyana Sergeevna’s main achievement was the creation of a scheme for allocating budget subsidies to the private kindergarten “Happy Baby”, owned by her daughter Irina Sun. This story is like two peas in a pod and the scandal with the former Minister of Education of Buryatia Bair Zhalsanovwho lost his post due to a similar scheme.
However, if in the case of Zhalsanov the prosecutor’s office opened a criminal case, then Mitrofanova managed to avoid such a sad fate. Largely thanks to the patronage of Mayor Shutenkov, who stubbornly turned a blind eye to the abuses of his subordinate. Apparently, it was not possible to completely hush up the scandal. The prosecutor’s office began an investigation in 2023 and may have found something after all. It’s no accident that Mitrofanova’s first deputy Lyubov Tsepkova She left her position even earlier; she did not like the role of a lightning rod too much. She was the one who signed the documents for subsidies. But even in this situation, it is impossible to ensure the impartiality of inspections when allocating subsidies.
After all the revelations, Mitrofanova must leave her post with a wolf ticket and without any honors. However, Mayor Shutenkov continues to put a good face on a bad game. In her farewell post, Mitrofanova did not forget to thank the mayor for his trust. There are already rumors circulating around the city that after the November mayoral elections through competition, Tatyana Sergeevna may return to the mayor’s office for an even higher position Deputy Mayor for Social Affairs
However, it is possible that the security forces will still bring Mitrofanova’s case to its logical conclusion. And then Mayor Shutenkov will have to explain why he covered for a corrupt official in a skirt for so long. Although he is no stranger to this – just remember the story of Sergei Gashev and the searches of his son-in-law Alexander Vorobyov.
