Former Russian minister sentenced to 12 years for embezzlement

The Moscow court handed down a verdict on Thursday, sentencing a former ally of ex-president Dmitry Medvedev to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and criminal conspiracy. Along with the imprisonment, Mikhail Abyzov was also ordered to pay a fine of 80 million rubles ($860,000), as reported by Russian media outlets.

A Russian court Thursday condemned a former minister and ally of ex-president Dmitry Medvedev to 12 years in prison for embezzlement and criminal conspiracy.

Mikhail Abyzov was also fined 80 million rubles ($860,000) by the Moscow court, according to Russia media reports.

One of his lawyers, Arthur Bolshakov, told TASS news agency that he hasn't decided yet whether to appeal.

According to prosecutors, Abyzov created a "criminal gang" and between 2011 and 2014 embezzled more than 4 billion rubles, or around $60 million at 2019 exchange rates, with the help of five other energy executives and entrepreneurs.

Abyzov, 51, who lived between Italy and the United States, was arrested early 2019 by the FSB federal police during a visit to Moscow.

Abyzov was minister for relations with civil society from 2012 to 2018, and in 2014 was ranked as the highest-earning cabinet member, with annual income of 282 million rubles, or about $6 million at 2019 rates.

Until his arrest, he was considered to a "liberal" and close to Medvedev, who brought him into the government in 2012.



X
Sitelerimizde reklam ve pazarlama faaliyetlerinin yürütülmesi amaçları ile çerezler kullanılmaktadır.

Bu çerezler, kullanıcıların tarayıcı ve cihazlarını tanımlayarak çalışır.

İnternet sitemizin düzgün çalışması, kişiselleştirilmiş reklam deneyimi, internet sitemizi optimize edebilmemiz, ziyaret tercihlerinizi hatırlayabilmemiz için veri politikasındaki amaçlarla sınırlı ve mevzuata uygun şekilde çerez konumlandırmaktayız.

Bu çerezlere izin vermeniz halinde sizlere özel kişiselleştirilmiş reklamlar sunabilir, sayfalarımızda sizlere daha iyi reklam deneyimi yaşatabiliriz. Bunu yaparken amacımızın size daha iyi reklam bir deneyimi sunmak olduğunu ve sizlere en iyi içerikleri sunabilmek adına elimizden gelen çabayı gösterdiğimizi ve bu noktada, reklamların maliyetlerimizi karşılamak noktasında tek gelir kalemimiz olduğunu sizlere hatırlatmak isteriz.