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Russia - The head of the Ural colony was convicted of taking bribes from prisoners

Russia (bbabo.net), - In the Chelyabinsk region, the court passed a sentence on the former head of the Kopeysk correctional colony No. 15. The GUFSIN officer was found guilty of abuse of office and taking bribes, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the region reported.

- It was established that in 2018-2019 the accused received more than 100 thousand rubles from four prisoners for the illegal use of telephones and relaxation of the detention regime, - said Alexander Skorik, a representative of the regional Investigative Committee.

In addition, for the opportunity to freely move around the territory of the colony, the prisoners collected more than a quarter of a million rubles for the defendant. The accused spent them on providing the institution with inventory items.

The court sentenced the officer to four and a half years of probation with a fine of 400 thousand rubles and a subsequent ban on holding positions in the public service for another two years and eight months.

The head of IK-15 was detained in 2019 and charged with various liberties that prisoners could get for bribes - for example, order a restaurant menu and alcohol. The crimes were revealed by the employees of the regional department of the FSB, who carried out operational support of the criminal case.

Russia - The head of the Ural colony was convicted of taking bribes from prisoners