A Moscow court sentenced Rufat Ismailov, former deputy head of the…
A Moscow court sentenced Rufat Ismailov, former deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan, and Dalgat Abdulkapurov, his deputy, to 15 and 12 years in prison respectively for accepting bribes and committing other official crimes. Other defendants received sentences between 7 and 9 years.
Consensus
- Rufat Ismailov and Dalgat Abdulkapurov were convicted by the Perovsky District Court in Moscow for corruption.
- Ismailov was sentenced to 15 years in prison, Abdulkapurov to 12 years.
- Other defendants received sentences between 7 and 9 years.
- All defendants will serve their sentences in a strict-regime colony.
- The court found the accused guilty of accepting bribes for favorable legal decisions.
- Ismailov and Abdulkapurov denied guilt during trial, claiming they were framed by businessmen.
Points of divergence
- Six defendants were sentenced in total — Ismailov, Abdulkapurov, and four others. The remaining five received sentences between 7 and 9 years. — kommersant
- Three additional police officers received sentences of 7.5 to 9 years; two bribe-givers were sentenced to seven years each. — interfax
Coverage (3 sources)
- Former Deputy Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Bribery — Коммерсантъ
- Former Deputy Heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan and a Deputy Head of the Investigative Department Sentenced for Corruption — Интерфакс
- Former Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Dagestan Sentenced to 15 Years for Bribery — Коммерсантъ