“The court sentenced Mestnikov to nine years in prison in a maximum security penal colony and imposed a fine of 10 million rubles. In addition, he is prohibited from holding leadership positions for four years (after his release), ”RIA Novosti quoted the press service of the Yakutsk City Court.
The verdict has not yet entered into force and can be appealed within ten days.
Earlier it was reported that the head of the criminal investigation department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Primorsky Territory Andrei Milyaev was detained on suspicion of abuse of authority, as a result of which he received 5 million rubles.