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Ex-governor of the Novosibirsk region Yurchenko was given a suspended sentence
reports on Friday, October 20 The former head of the Novosibirsk region, Vasily Yurchenko, was sentenced to three years probation, TASS .
Yurchenko was found guilty under Part 2 of Art. 286 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abuse of official powers). The former governor used his official position to sell a plot of land in the center of Novosibirsk. The court also decided to recover from Yurchenko compensation in the amount of 135 thousand rubles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Vasily Yurchenko on March 18, 2014 with the wording "due to loss of confidence." On March 19, the ex-governor was searched. The investigation accused Yurchenko of giving orders, while still the first deputy governor of the region, to sell an unfinished hotel complex and a land plot in the center of Novosibirsk for 22.7 million rubles without an auction. Tactics company. At the same time, the object was then estimated at 40.4 million rubles. As a result, the Novosibirsk Region lost more than 4.3 million rubles in taxes and dividends.
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