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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^[2].

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.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5] This party now holds a parliamentary majority, with Ilya Kazmaly and the company's human resources director, Ilona Tyuryaeva, both being Renewal-deputies.^[6]

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[1] Sports in Pridnestrovie: Going for Gold

[2] Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria

[3] Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria

[4] Pridnestrovie.net

[5] Moldova.org

[6] vspmr.org

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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.
-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>. They were involved in the arrest of [[Ilie Ilaşcu]] group<ref>[http://www.justice.md/rom/upload/ILASCU%20AND%20OTHERS%20v.%20MOLDOVA%20AND%20RUSSIA.doc EHCR judgement on Ilaşcu case]</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<ref>[http://www.kommersant.com/p705753/r_1/The_Old_Guard_Wins_in_Transdniestria/ Kommersant: The Old Guard Wins in Transdniestria]</ref>.
-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.<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, 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.<ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/ vspmr.org]</ref>. Another leader of Sheriff is Oleg Smirnov, president's son and MP for "Pathriotic Party of Pridnestrovie"<ref>[http://www.e-democracy.md/en/comments/political/200601171/ commentary of e-democracy]</ref><ref>[http://www.hotnews.ro/articol_54677-Oaza.htm Sheriff - a private kolkhoz]</ref>.
+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.<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, a political party which is in opposition to Igor Smirnov and pursues a confrontational policy towards his government.<ref>[http://www.pridnestrovie.net/renewal.html Pridnestrovie.net]</ref><ref>[http://www.moldova.org/download/eng/529/ Moldova.org]</ref> This party now holds a parliamentary majority, with Ilya Kazmaly and the company's human resources director, Ilona Tyuryaeva, both being Renewal-deputies.<ref>[http://www.vspmr.org/ vspmr.org]</ref>
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