Andrei Oblezov
- Criminal Code
- Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Suspended prison sentence
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2018-11-21
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Alushta
Case summary
On 4 October 2016, he was detained while handing over 120 thousand rubles and taken into custody on 6 October. He was charged with mediation in commercial bribery involving extortion. On 1 March 2017, the charge was reclassified under the article on extortion on a large scale. Oblezov pleaded guilty and was transferred to house arrest. On 22 November 2018, he was sentenced to three years suspended sentence with a probation period of two years.
Others charged under Article 163 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
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