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It owns a chain of [[petrol station]]s, a chain of [[supermarket]]s, a [[TV channel]], a [[publishing house]], a [[construction]] company, a [[Mercedes-Benz]] dealer, an [[advertising agency]], a [[Distillery|spirits factory]], two [[bread]] factories, a [[mobile phone]] network, the football club [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol]] and its newly built [[Sheriff Stadium]] at an estimated cost of $200 million<ref>[http://pridnestrovie.net/sports.html Sports in Pridnestrovie: Going for Gold]</ref> including a [[five-star hotel]] still under construction.
It owns a chain of [[petrol station]]s, a chain of [[supermarket]]s, a [[TV channel]], a [[publishing house]], a [[construction]] company, a [[Mercedes-Benz]] dealer, an [[advertising agency]], a [[Distillery|spirits factory]], two [[bread]] factories, a [[mobile phone]] network, the football club [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol]] and its newly built [[Sheriff Stadium]] at an estimated cost of $200 million<ref>[http://pridnestrovie.net/sports.html Sports in Pridnestrovie: Going for Gold]</ref> including a [[five-star hotel]] still under construction.


The name came from the two founders of the company, the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]]-Transnistrian CEO and president Viktor Gushan and [[Russia|Russo]]-Transnistrian Ilya Kazmaly, who were previously [[KGB|Soviet special services]] officers<ref>[http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria]</ref>.
The name came from the two founders of the company, the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]]-Transnistrian CEO and president Viktor Gushan and [[Russia|Russo]]-Transnistrian Ilya Kazmaly, who were previously [[KGB|Soviet special services]] officers.

The company has close ties with the political power of Transnistria, with two of its employees being members of parliament for [[Renewal (Transnistria)|Renewal]], the party which have the majority in Transnistrian Supreme Soviet.<ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/Deputy/?ID=63 Biography of MP Ilya Kazmaly, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/Deputy/?ID=43 Biography of MP Ilona Tyuryaeva, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.pridnestrovie.net/sheriff.html Sheriff, Pridnestrovie's second largest company, 2005]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/3586815.stm BBC News: Misery in a pariah state, 2004]</ref> As shown in an article from Komersant, Sheriff supported the Smirnov regime any way it could and the received reduction on taxes and import duties to the customs service, run by Smirnov's son Vladimir<ref>[http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria]</ref>.


In the early years of the company, it supported the government of president [[Igor Smirnov]]. According to an article in Kommersant, it received a reduction on taxes and import duties.<ref>[http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria]</ref> In recent years, however, Sheriff and the Smirnov-led government has clashed and the company now supports [[Renewal (Transnistria)|Renewal]], a political party which is in opposition to Igor Smirnov and pursues a confrontational policy towards his government. Partly thanks to the campaign support of Sheriff, this party now holds a parliamentary majority, with Sheriff co-founder Ilya Kazmaly and the company's [[human resources]] director, Ilona Tyuryaeva, both being Renewal-deputies.<ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/Deputy/?ID=63 Biography of MP Ilya Kazmaly, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/Deputy/?ID=43 Biography of MP Ilona Tyuryaeva, 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.pridnestrovie.net/sheriff.html Sheriff, Pridnestrovie's second largest company, 2005]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/3586815.stm BBC News: Misery in a pariah state, 2004]</ref>


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Sheriff (in Cyrillic: Шериф) is the second-largest company based in Transnistria.

It owns a chain of petrol stations, a chain of supermarkets, a TV channel, a publishing house, a construction company, a Mercedes-Benz dealer, an advertising agency, a spirits factory, two bread factories, a mobile phone network, the football club FC Sheriff Tiraspol and its newly built Sheriff Stadium at an estimated cost of $200 million[1] including a five-star hotel still under construction.

The name came from the two founders of the company, the Ukrainian-Transnistrian CEO and president Viktor Gushan and Russo-Transnistrian Ilya Kazmaly, who were previously Soviet special services officers.

In the early years of the company, it supported the government of president Igor Smirnov. According to an article in Kommersant, it received a reduction on taxes and import duties.[2] In recent years, however, Sheriff and the Smirnov-led government has clashed and the company now supports Renewal, a political party which is in opposition to Igor Smirnov and pursues a confrontational policy towards his government. Partly thanks to the campaign support of Sheriff, this party now holds a parliamentary majority, with Sheriff co-founder Ilya Kazmaly and the company's human resources director, Ilona Tyuryaeva, both being Renewal-deputies.[3][4][5] [6]

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