The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld a five-year prison sentence for…
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld a five-year prison sentence for journalist Denis Allayarov and his lawyer after Allayarov appealed the verdict in a bribery case, according to RIA Novosti.
Consensus
- The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld Denis Allayarov's five-year prison sentence for bribery.
- Allayarov was convicted of giving a bribe to his uncle, Andrei Karпов, a former head of the criminal investigation department in Yekaterinburg.
- The bribe amounted to 120,000 rubles, exchanged for operational summaries from the city's Ministry of Internal Affairs.
- Allayarov was sentenced by the Verkh-Isetsky District Court in Yekaterinburg on April 21, 2025.
- The court added a confiscation order of 120, thousand rubles to the original sentence.
- Andrei Karпов was later convicted in November 2025 for accepting the bribe and exceeding his authority, receiving a four-year conditional prison term.
Points of divergence
- The court added confiscation of 120,000 roubles at the request of the prosecution; Allayarov claimed he had already paid this sum through official channels and argued against double recovery. — fontanka
- The court made adjustments to the fine amount but did not mention confiscation; it also noted that appeals were filed by both the defense and regional prosecutor’s office. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Срок не сократили, а приговор дополнили. Новое решение суда по делу экс-редактора Ura.ru — Фонтанка
- Court Upholds Five-Year Sentence for Former Ura.ru Editor — Ведомости