Prosecution Seeks 21-Year Sentence for Ex-Sochi Mayor
The Prosecutor's Office requested that the former Sochi mayor, Alexei Kopyagodskiy, be sentenced to 21 years in a strict regime prison for the crime of accepting bribes totaling more than 300 million rubles, as well as other crimes.
Consensus
- The prosecution requested a 21-year sentence in a strict-regime prison for former Sochi mayor Alexei Kopyagordsky.
- The prosecution demanded a 500 million ruble fine for Alexei Kopyagordsky.
- The prosecution requested confiscation of 319.7 million rubles from Alexei Kopyagordsky.
- The prosecution requested a 15-year ban on holding leadership positions in government bodies for Alexei Kopyagordsky.
- The prosecution requested a 16-year prison sentence for Kopyagordsky's wife, Yana Kopyagordskaya.
- The prosecution requested a 500 million ruble fine and a 15-year ban on leadership positions for Yana Kopyagordskaya.
- The prosecution requested a 200,000 ruble fine for Alexander Pasunyko.
- Alexander Pasunyko was accused of pressuring a witness and inducing them to withdraw testimony.
- Alexei Kopyagordsky did not admit guilt in the charges of bribery, money laundering, and embezzlement.
- The court had previously ordered the state to take ownership of property worth over 1.6 billion rubles from the Kopyagordsky family in January 2026.
- The prosecution sought to satisfy a claim by the Sochi city administration against the defendants.
Points of divergence
- The prosecution requested a 16-year sentence for Yana Kopyagordskaya in a general regime prison. — vm
- The prosecution requested a 16-year sentence in a general regime prison for Yana Kopyagordskaya. — kommerchant
- The prosecution requested the confiscation of 319.7 million roubles from Kopyagordsky and the revocation of his Order 'For Merits to the Fatherland'. — vm
- The prosecution requested the revocation of Kopyagordsky's Order 'For Merits to the Fatherland' but did not mention it in the summary of the request. — kommerchant
- Alexander Pasunyko admitted to partial guilt. — vm
- Alexander Pasunyko admitted to partial guilt. — kommerchant
Coverage (5 sources)
- Prosecure requested 21 years of prison for former Sochi mayor Alexei Kopaygorodsky — Коммерсантъ
- Court will sentence former Sochi mayor for bribery case on October 5 — Коммерсантъ
- Prosecure asked for term for former Sochi mayor Kopaygorodsky: what punishment they ask to assign — Вечерняя Москва
- Prosecure asked to sentence former Sochi mayor to 21 years in a colony — Коммерсантъ
- Prosecor requested 21 years in strict regime prison for former Sochi mayor — Москва 24
Key entities
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- Yanina Kopaygorodskaya
- Moscow
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- General Procuracy
- Meshchansky Court
- RIA Novosti
- TASS
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- Dmitry Feoktistov Prosecutor
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