The ex-mayor of the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Oleg Gumenyuk, has been sentenced to 16 1/2 years in prison after a court found him guilty of taking large bribes. The Investigative Committee said on January 18 that a court in Vladivostok also ordered Gumenyuk to pay a fine of 150 million rubles ($2.2 million). Gumenyuk pleaded not guilty and rejected all charges. Prosecutors had sought 17 years in prison. The probe against Gumenyuk was launched in late May 2022, two weeks after his resignation. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Russia Jails Vladivostok Ex-Mayor On Corruption Charges
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