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A Donetsk Garrison Military Court case looms for Elman Pashayev, the former jurist and junior sergeant in the reserves. Once a tank commander, he stands accused of large-scale fraud and attempted fraud, charges that could land him a decade behind bars. But his combat service and state awards could potentially lighten his sentence.
The Investigation Committee of Russia's Military Investigation Department, whose evidence was approved by the prosecutor's office, alleges Pashayev's misdeeds under sections of the Criminal Code pertaining to large-scale fraud and attempted fraud. Although Pashayev was apprehended by FSB military counterintelligence agents before he could complete his fraud, the charges remain.
According to the investigation, in 2024, Pashayev accepted over $300,000 and 20 million rubles from Alexei Blinovsky, husband of Elena Blinovsky, a blogger and entrepreneur, in exchange for easing her criminal prosecution. However, Pashayev failed to interfere with the investigation, and instead misappropriated the funds. Alexei Blinovsky is currently serving in the SVO. His wife, sentenced by the Moscow Savjolovsky Court for tax evasion and money laundering totaling 716.6 million rubles, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence.
From July 2023 to September 2024, Pashayev and an accomplice offered a deal to Petrozavodsk resident Alexei Zakharov, involving a Ministry of Defense contract and immunity from criminal proceedings for drug trafficking and money laundering. After receiving 10.5 million rubles and computer equipment worth 500,000 rubles, the duo reportedly swindled Zakharov, according to Kommersant.
The charged crimes, Kommersant reports, were allegedly committed by Pashayev while serving in the SVO zone in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Pashayev signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense on February 23, 2024, starting as a machine gunner, becoming a telephone operator-supervisor, and eventually culminating as a tank commander, with the rank of junior sergeant, in September of the same year.
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- Pashayev is a controversial figure known for his legal work, facing disbarment multiple times.
- He defended actor Mikhail Efremov, who received a seven-year prison sentence for a fatal DUI; witnesses brought forward by Pashayev were later convicted for giving false testimony.
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If found guilty, Pashayev could face up to 10 years in prison. However, his participation in the SVO and receipt of the Zhukov medal may help him avoid a severe sentence. Pashayev's case will be heard in open court. Due to his high-profile legal career and controversial past, public interest in the outcome of his trial is likely to be high.
- TheDonetsk Garrison Military Court will hear the case of Elman Pashayev, a former jurist and junior sergeant in the reserves, who is facing charges of large-scale fraud and attempted fraud that could earn him a decade in prison.
- The Investigation Committee of Russia's Military Investigation Department alleges that Pashayev embezzled more than $300,000 and 20 million rubles from Alexei Blinovsky, husband of a blogger and entrepreneur, in 2024, under sections of the Criminal Code pertaining to large-scale fraud and attempted fraud.
- In a related event, Pashayev and an accomplice offered a deal to Alexei Zakharov involving a Ministry of Defense contract and immunity from criminal proceedings for drug trafficking and money laundering, from July 2023 to September 2024, but were later reported to have swindled Zakharov.
- The charging crimes were allegedly committed by Pashayev while serving in the SVO zone in the Donetsk People's Republic and were reported by Kommersant.
- Despite his controversial past, which includes multiple disbarment attempts and defending actor Mikhail Efremov who received a seven-year prison sentence for a fatal DUI, Pashayev's participation in the war-and-conflicts SVO and receipt of the Zhukov medal may potentially lighten his sentence in the crime-and-justice and general-news trial.
