Alexander Bастrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia… (судья · взятка · арбитражный)
Alexander Bастrykin, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, initiated a criminal case against judge Sergey Efimenko of the Arbitration Court of Kaliningrad Oblast for allegedly accepting a bribe of one million rubles in 2024 to rule in favor of a party in an arbitration case. The investigation revealed that the bribe was passed through three intermediaries, with the total intended amount being two million rubles.
Consensus
- Alexander Bастrykin initiated a criminal case against judge Sergey Efimenko of the Arbitration Court of Kaliningrad Oblast on July 17, 2024.
- The alleged bribe was for a court decision in an arbitration case.
- The bribe amount was one million rubles as the first part, with a total intended sum of two million rubles.
- Three intermediaries were involved in transferring the bribe.
- One of the intermediaries was detained by regional FSB officers after receiving funds.
- Objectionable verdicts against the three intermediaries have entered into legal force.
- The case is based on Article 290, Part 5, Paragraph 'v' of the Russian Criminal Code (receiving a bribe).
Points of divergence
- The Investigative Committee reported that the total intended bribe was two million rubles, with five hundred thousand rubles designated for the judge. — vm
- The Interfax report states that the 'respondent in the arbitration case' acted within operational-search activities when transferring funds to the judge. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Bastrykin has opened a case against Kaliningrad Arbitration Court judge — Вечерняя Москва
- Arbitration Court Judge in Kaliningrad Region Becomes Suspect in Bribery Case — Интерфакс