US EditionRussian Army Corruption: High-Ranking Officers Sentenced
RUSSIA, JUL 7 – Khalil Arslanov received a 17-year sentence for stealing over 1 billion roubles from military contracts amid a crackdown on top defence officials' corruption.
- Khalil Arslanov, who previously served as the deputy head of Russia’s military General Staff, was given a 17-year prison sentence in Moscow on July 7.
- The sentence followed his 2020 removal and arrest over embezzling 1.6 billion roubles from inflated Defense Ministry contracts with Voentelecom.
- A closed military court found Arslanov guilty of illegally demanding a 12 million rouble bribe and sentenced his associates, Pavel Kutakhov and Igor Yakovlev, to prison terms of seven and six years, respectively.
- The court ordered the seizure of Arslanov's assets, vehicles, and cash with a total value of 2.5 billion roubles, encompassing a high-end apartment in central Moscow, a three-story mansion designed in English style, and an exclusive collection of cars such as Bentleys and Aston Martins.
- This case continues a recent crackdown on Russian military corruption that includes the July 1 sentencing of former deputy defense minister Timur Ivanov to 13 years for graft.
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Russia sentences former top military commander to 17 years in prison for embezzlement and bribery
Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, former deputy chief of Russia’s General Staff, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of bribery and embezzlement.
The former Deputy Head of the Russian General Army, Khalil Arslanov, was sentenced to 17 years in prison for a fund recovery scheme that involved over 1...
A Moscow military court on Monday sentenced former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel General Khalil Arslanov, to 17 years in prison for bribery and fraud. He will serve the sentence in a maximum-security penal colony, Kommersant newspaper reported, citing its courtroom correspondent.
The Deputy Chief General of the Russian Army has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for a fraud scheme that has allowed over 1 billion rubles ($12.7 million) from the Ministry of Defence contracts, reported the TASS news agency, taken by Reuters.
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