Former vice-governor of the Pskov region is asked to sentenced to 9.5 years in prison for a bribe

In Pskov, the prosecutor's office asked to sentenced the former vice-governor of the region Alexander Kuznetsov to the 9 years of the colony, the Pskov province reports . The prosecution also asks to assign a fine of 13.5 million rubles for a former official who is accused of receiving a bribe.

The prosecutor's office asks Kuznetsov to be sentenced to 2/3 of the term due to a confession, which the vice-governor refused during the investigation. During the debate, the public prosecutor said that bribery "is becoming the norm, not an exception."

Alexander Kuznetsov is accused of receiving a bribe. Kuznetsov’s wife in 2011 bought a house for 5 million rubles from the West-Stroy company in the village of Petropavlovsky. According to investigators, initially the price of the house was 6.35 million rubles. The accusation believes that the developer made a discount so that the vice-governor helps the businessman win a contract for the construction of the Strugo-Krasnensky Central District Hospital.

During the investigation, Kuznetsov first gave conference, but later abandoned his words. The former vice-governor said he specified himself under pressure from the investigators.

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