Russian General Yuri Kuznetsov sentenced to 12 years in bribery case. He won’t get his sword back until he pays a multimillion-ruble fine.
A Russian military court has sentenced Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, the former head of the Defense Ministry’s personnel department, to 12 years in prison on large-scale bribery charges. The 235th Garrison Military Court heard the case.
A Russian military court sentenced former Defense Ministry personnel head Yuri Kuznetsov to 12 years in prison for large-scale bribery. The court confiscated a house and land in Krasnodar Krai, as well as over 120 million rubles in cash, euros, vehicles, watches, jewelry, silver epaulettes, and a sword. Kuznetsov's rank of lieutenant general in reserve and state awards were also stripped from him.
Lev Martirosyan, a Krasnodar businessman, was convicted of giving the bribe and sentenced to 10 years and eight months in prison, along with a fine of 62.6 million rubles. Both men pleaded not guilty and plan to appeal the verdict. The bribery charges stem from Kuznetsov's time as head of the General Staff's 8th Directorate, responsible for protecting state secrets within the Defense Ministry.
Martirosyan allegedly gave Kuznetsov's family a house and land in Krasnodar worth over 80 million rubles in exchange for securing government contracts worth 372 million rubles.
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