In Pskov, a unit commander will appear in court, accused of collecting money from subordinates
The Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Pskov Garrison has completed a preliminary investigation of the criminal case against the former commander of the 21350-4 military unit, Colonel Sergei Bezborodov. He is accused of committing crimes under h. 4 Art. 159 (fraud committed on a large scale) and h. 1 Art. 285 of the Criminal Code (abuse of power).
During the investigation, it was established that on the eve of the payment of military units of the military unit of the award as a result of service for 3 and 4 quarters of 2011, Bezborodov personally, as well as through an authorized person informed 20 officers in military ranks from senior lieutenant to lieutenant colonel inclusively that he had paid a cash award in an increased amount, in connection with which half of the amount they received, they must transfer to the commander. In January, law enforcement officers found 2012 in the Bezborodov’s office and seized more than 3,5 million rubles received from their subordinates. As the officer explained, he allegedly was going to spend these funds on the acquisition of technical means for the protection of the territory of a military unit.
During the preliminary investigation, the decision of the higher command Bezborodov dismissed from the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In respect of the accused, a measure of procedural coercion was chosen in the form of an obligation to appear.
After the approval of the indictment, the criminal case was sent to the Pskov Garrison Military Court for consideration on the merits.
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