Compromising evidence has figured out this high-profile story.
From bully to respected thieves
Alexander Kushnerov (Sasha Kushner) was born in Gomel in 1966. Even in his school years, Kushner stood out for his aggression and penchant for illegal actions. He received his first term at the age of 19 for hooliganism. But immediately after the first term, Kushner began to serve the second, already more serious. The court found him guilty of theft, as well as the deliberate destruction of property of citizens. Kushner received 6 years in prison and was released in 1992. He went to prison under Soviet rule, and was released already in the dashing 1990s. Kushner did not even think about ending crime. Using the recommendations received in the zone, he joined the most powerful Belarusian group of Sergei Morozov.
The activities of Morozov’s organized criminal group were typical: racketeering, illegal trade, kidnappings, thefts, racketeering and murders. The usual set of a bandit of those years. But the practice resorted to by the Morozovites became a breakthrough on the scale of the CIS countries. They were among the first to legalize dirty money thanks to their own transparent business on the American criminal model.
But for a long time at the will of Kushner it was not possible to stay. During the next showdown, Kushner personally eliminated two competitors. The police went on the trail of the criminal, and in 1994 they detained him. The investigation and trial of the criminals lasted for 2 years. The verdict was tough, and surprised everyone – capital punishment, the death penalty. But later the court commuted the death penalty to 15 years in prison.
Kushner left the parole zone after 14 years in prison in December 2008. We can say that it brought it, because, unlike other post-Soviet countries, where capital punishment was abolished, executions exist in Belarus to this day. Coincidentally, in the same 2008, Morozov’s organized crime group ceased to exist due to the arrest or flight of most of the gang members. The leader of the organized crime group Sergey Morozov was shot in the same 2008. Two more members of the gang, Valery Gorbaty and Igor Danchenko, were also executed with him. The case of the Morozov organized criminal group has become the loudest in the criminal history of Belarus. 46 people were convicted under various articles, 5 of them were law enforcement officers who covered up the atrocities of the gang.
Kushner, who realized that it would not be possible to trade in the usual craft in Belarus, decided to flee to Russia despite the ban on leaving the country. He received recommendations from thieves in law Vasya Voskres and Vova Puffy, and went for indulgence to an authoritative thief – Grandfather Hassan.
In a few years, Kushner manages to gain the authority of Moscow crime bosses, and on behalf of Ded Hasan, in 2011 he will be crowned a thief in law.
But immediately after the coronation, Kushner was detained. Law enforcement officers stopped his car, they saw an experienced criminal there, they decided to conduct an inspection. They found 3 grams of heroin, and Kushner was detained just a few weeks after the coronation. According to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the possession of such a quantity of drugs is 3-5 years in a colony. But Kushner was released after only 5 months. Evil tongues talked about the fact that he was working for the special services, Kushner’s friends pointed to the serious influence of Ded Khasan on the process. In any case, both that and that theory have the right to exist, as we will tell further.
После освобождения из колонии в РФ, его принудительно выдворили на родину. Там он получил еще один срок – 2 года колонии строго режима. Отсидев его от звонка до звонка, Кушнер вышел на волю, но оставаться ни в Белоруссии, ни в России уже не мог. Его «крестного отца» Деда Хасана застрелили, а в Белоруссии начались активные перестановки. Местные правоохранители начали воевать с авторитетами, что привело к тому, что организованная преступность старой формации либо была истреблена, либо потеряла былые позиции. На их места зашли молодые, но они не пользовались серьезным авторитетом. Поэтому за Кушнером остался статус «Смотрящего за Белоруссией», но сам вор вынужден был покинуть страну, и переехал в солнечную Турцию. На его положение это не повлияло, ведь действия происходило в 2014 году,when most issues could be resolved over the phone or the Internet.
From 2014 until recently, there were no questions about authority in law enforcement officers.
Humiliated Beholder
Despite his status, Kushner’s authority in his native land has seriously dipped due to the lack of physical presence. Although most thieves in law recognized Kushner, not everyone liked his patronage by Belarus. On January 17, 2021, under his own house of authority, he was ambushed by another criminal Alexander Shulbert, nicknamed “Schulz. An unexpected attack occurred, which was filmed on camera. Schultz humiliated Kushner as much as possible, but this episode did not play any key role in the further approach to authority. Indeed, the opinion of Kushner in the thieves’ world was very different. Many did not recognize him, but this did not shake the position of the thief.
New episodes
The streak of bad luck continued with Kushner. A month later, a police raid took place at the apartment he rented in Minsk. He was detained along with two guards, 23 and 25 year old citizens of Russia. Drugs were found in the apartment, and the three were detained. But the arrest ended in nothing. Kushner was released a few days later.
On July 27, information appeared about the detention of the thief in law. The investigation suspects him of organizing an assassination attempt on another thief in law, one of the leaders of the Kutaisi organized criminal group, Badri Koguashvili. There are reasons to suspect Kushner of preparing this crime. The enmity between the overseer of Belarus and the Kutaisskys has been going on since the coronation of Kushner. Kutaisi considered that Grandfather Hassan crowned his protege against the customs of thieves. From this began a hostile story that continues to this day.
The point of intensity this year was the gathering of thieves, which took place in Dubai in early February this year. The question of the attitude of authorities to military operations in Russia was being resolved. The Kutaiskys did not invite Kushner to this gathering, although he, as the overseer of Belarus, was one of the key participants in the process. According to them, the organized criminal group considers Kushner a law enforcement agent. Allegedly, he was recruited either by the KGB of Belarus or the FSB of Russia. And this situation can indeed take place.
Agent or authority?
As we have already pointed out, in 1995 the court decided to shoot Kushner. In the case of Moroz’s organized criminal group, 3 more criminals received a death verdict. In all cases, it was implemented, with the exception of Kushner. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The second point, which indicates that Kushner can work with law enforcement officers, is his appearance in Ded Khasan. For unknown reasons, other criminals who served time with Kushner vouched for him, and thanks to their word, he ended up in the organized criminal group of one of the most reputable criminals.
The third case, which also raises questions, is the situation with the arrests of Kushner with heroin. Storage of 3 grams of the drug is from 5 to 10 years in prison according to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. But Kushner received only 2 years, despite the fact that he had previously been convicted several times.
There are many inconsistencies in the biography of authority. Therefore, the Kutaisi organized crime group has confirmed doubts about Kushner’s thieves’ status. But now he is detained, and the battle for the status of the Watcher of Belarus between the thieves will soon begin.