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In Tomsk SIZO, 75-Year-Old Pro-Rector of the Architectural University Died and Was Convicted of Embezzlement.

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In the Tomsk region, on 19 May, a 75-year-old former pro-rector of the Tomsk University of Architectural and Construction (TGASU) Vladim died...

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In the Tomsk region, on 19 May, a 75-year-old former pro-rector of the Tomsk University of Architectural and Construction (TGASU) Vladim died...

·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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Vladimir Vacks, a social media photographer, former president of TGASU, Vladimir Vacks, died while under arrest, reported to the Office of the Investigation Committee for the Tomsk Region. He was 75 years old. On 18 May, Vacks was hospitalized from SIZO in Kolpashevo City to a hospital because of a severe deterioration in his health. He died the next day. The UK began checks. Vacks ' death was confirmed by his lawyer, Eugenia Rodchenko. Acc…

Vladimir Vaks, the former head of United Russia and former Vice-Rector of Tomsk University of Architecture, who was sentenced to four years in prison, has died at the age of 75. This is reported by local publications, citing a report from the Federal Penitentiary Service in the Tomsk Region. According to law enforcers, due to a sharp deterioration in his health, Vaks was hospitalized from the Kolpashevo pre-trial detention center to the district…

·Prague, Czechia
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Vladimir Vacks, former pro-rector of Tomsk State Architectural University, died in hospital one year after being detained by the SIZO in a fraud case, as reported by the UK Tom Office. On 18 May, Vacks was hospitalized from SIZO, he died the following day. He was 75 years old. UK arranged a death check. Vacks was detained on 15 May 2025, together with his son Ilya. He was accused under article 160, paragraph 4, of the Criminal Code (appropriatio…

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