Bribery conviction leads to sentence reduction for Permy Kudryavtseva
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In a recent development, the Appeals Court has revised the verdict against former Perm municipal official, Andrew Kudryavtsev. The court case centres around a corruption crime related to a bribe received in 2020-2021.
Kudryavtsev, who partially admitted his guilt in court, was found guilty of demanding a land plot from a contractor in exchange for facilitating payment and acceptance of works on the reconstruction of the Palace of Youth. The confiscation of the land plot received as a bribe remains unchanged in the verdict.
The former official was initially sentenced to a two-year prison term for bribery. However, the three-year ban on Kudryavtsev holding positions in state and municipal institutions has not been reinstated. It is worth noting that this ban was initially imposed but was later removed.
Interestingly, Kudryavtsev attempted to reclassify the charge to fraud, but the court did not accept it. To conceal the bribe, a fictitious sale transaction was organized through straw men.
Sergei Mikov, the owner and director of Perm's "Trust No. 6", testified against Kudryavtsev in court, providing evidence that led to the conviction. Mikov is also a suspect in another bribery case involving construction chief Irina Chirikova, but this case is unrelated to Kudryavtsev's.
It is essential to clarify that the provided information is based on available data and does not include details from Andrew Kudryavtsev's case that are currently found in search results, which primarily focus on Alexei Navalny's cases and related investigations. For accurate and up-to-date details on this matter, it is recommended to consult news sources or official court documents directly related to Perm municipal officials.
The revised verdict against former Perm municipal official, Andrew Kudryavtsev, falls under the category of 'crime-and-justice' within the general news. This case, centering around a bribery charge related to a corruption crime, also has implications for 'policy-and-legislation' as Kudryavtsev's initial ban from holding positions in state and municipal institutions was initially imposed but later removed.
