Ex-Krasnoyarsk Police Officer Sentenced to 4 Years for Selling Crime…
A former Krasnoyarsk police officer was sentenced to four years in a strict-regime prison for selling criminal intelligence to journalists from the Telegram channel Baza, along with a fine and loss of rank.
Consensus
- Sergei Kovalyov, a former police officer from Krasnoyarsk, was sentenced to four years in a strict regime colony.
- The sentence was handed down by the Central District Court of Krasnoyarsk.
- Kovalyov was found guilty of abuse of official authority for personal gain and accepting bribes.
- He was fined 281,000 rubles, which is double the amount of the bribes received.
- He was stripped of his rank of captain of police and banned from holding state positions in law enforcement agencies for three years.
- Kovalyov admitted guilt during the trial.
- The case is connected to the prosecution of former Baza chief editor Gleb Trifonov and producer Tatyana Lukyanova.
- Other police officers from Krasnodar and Belgorod were also involved in the case.
- The trial of the Baza journalists is being held in closed session.
- The case materials were transferred to Krasnoyarsk for trial in April 2026.
- Kovalyov was initially detained in July 2025 and later placed under house arrest in July of the same year.
Points of divergence
- Kovalyov was charged under Article 286, part 3, point 'e' of the Criminal Code and Article 290, part 3 of the Criminal Code. — mediazona
- Kovalyov received approximately 6,000 rubles per month from Gleb Trifonov, totaling at least 140,000 rubles. — vm
- Alexander Ablaev from Krasnodar was sentenced to five years in prison in June of the same year. — mediazona
- The court session was held on Monday, September 7, as reported by judge Aleksandra Sizykh. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Former police officer from Krasnoyarsk sentenced to four years in a colony for selling criminal briefings to the Baza channel — Медиазона
- Case of journalists from Telegram channel Baza: which police officers were sentenced — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Krasnoyarsk
- Sergey Kovalev
- Baza
- Telegram channel Baza
- Central District Court
- MVD
- TASS
- NGS24
- Alexandra Sizykh