Two ex-Irkutsk judges charged in bribery case
Podnyaakov is suspected of facilitating bribery in an especially large amount (part 4 of article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), and Rukavishnikov is suspected of receiving a bribe in an especially large amount (part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Consensus
- Two former judges of the Arbitration Court of Irkuatka Oblast were charged with corruption.
- The cases were initiated by the Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin.
- The charges involve bribery and facilitating bribery in a case concerning a company's dispute over electricity supply restrictions.
- The alleged bribe amounted to 3.5 million rubles.
- The bribe was allegedly paid through four intermediaries, including Natalia Pozdnyakova.
- Elena Rukavishnikova is accused of receiving a bribe in particularly large size (Article 290, part 6 of the Criminal Code).
- Natalia Pozdnyakova is accused of facilitating bribery in particularly large size (Article 291.1, part 4 of the Criminal Code).
- The decision by Elena Rukavishnikova was upheld by appellate and cassation courts.
- The case was initiated with the consent of the Higher Qualification Collegium of Judges (VKKC).
Points of divergence
- The Investigative Committee is also pursuing separate criminal cases against the alleged bribe payer and other intermediaries. — vedomosti
- On April 14, Bastrykin initiated criminal cases against two former judges from Saint Petersburg's Smolny District Court with the consent of VKKC. — vedomosti
- On May 28, VKKC gave consent for a criminal case against a judge from the Arbitration Court of Kaliningrad Oblast, Sergey Efimenko, accused of receiving a bribe in large size. — vedomosti
- On July 2, Bastrykin requested VKKC's consent to initiate a case against a former judge from Sochi's Lazarevsky District Court, Sergey Bogdanovich, accused of receiving 25 million rubles as part of a 50 million ruble bribe. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Criminal cases filed against two former judges of the Irkutsk Arbitration Court — Коммерсантъ
- Prosecutors opened cases against two former judges of the Priangar Arbitration Court — Ведомости
Key entities
- Russia
- Arbitration Court
- SK
- Elena Rukavshnikova
- Natalia Pozdnyakova
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Alexander Bastrykin
- SKR
- Investigative Committee
- Priangarsky District
- Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges