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Russian Army Corruption: High-Ranking Officers Sentenced
- On July 7, Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, who previously held the position of deputy head of Russia’s General Staff, received a 17-year prison sentence in Moscow.
- The sentence refers to a conviction by a closed military court for embezzling more than one billion roubles, equivalent to approximately $12.7 million, through inflated Defense Ministry contracts with the telecommunications company Voentelecom.
- The court found Arslanov guilty of demanding a 12 million rouble bribe, revoked all his state awards, and mandated the seizure of assets valued at 2.5 billion roubles.
- Along with Arslanov, two co-defendants—a Colonel named Pavel Kutakhov and a former military serviceman Igor Yakovlev—were sentenced to seven and six years behind bars, respectively, underscoring the extensive legal actions targeting members of the Russian armed forces.
- Arslanov's conviction deepens ongoing corruption scandals involving senior defense officials, reflecting Russia's intensified crackdown on military financial misconduct.
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Russia sentences former top military commander to 17 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery
Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, former deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement.
The former Deputy Head of the Russian General Army, Khalil Arslanov, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for a fund recovery scheme that involved over 1...
A Moscow military court on Monday sentenced former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, to 17 years in prison for bribery and fraud. He will serve the sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, Kommersant newspaper reported, citing its courtroom correspondent.
The Deputy Chief General of the Russian Army has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a fraud scheme that has allowed over 1 billion rubles ($12.7 million) from the Ministry of Defence contracts, reported the TASS news agency, taken by Reuters.
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