Assistant Prosecutor of Yalta detained for bribe

Yalta Prosecutor's Assistant Yevgeny Pomelov was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe in the amount of 7.5 thousand hryvnias (about 23 thousand rubles).

told ITAR-TASS that Pomelov demanded this amount from the Yalta resident for not sending pre-trial proceedings to the preliminary investigation authorities. Vladimir Markin, official representative of the Investigative Committee,

On this fact, the Investigative Authorities of the ICR in the Republic of Crimea opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (taking a bribe). According to Markin, the issue of choosing a measure of restraint for the suspect is being decided.

“This is a man from the previous team. He was not appointed to a position in the Russian prosecution authorities, ” told RIA Novosti Marina Gridneva, the official representative of the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, about Pomelov. She also added that the operation to detain the official was carried out with the consent of the acting. Crimean Prosecutor Natalya Poklonskaya.