Evgenii Urlashov
Evgenii Urlashov, born 1967, Yaroslavl Oblast. Charges: Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Receiving a bribe); Article 290 part 6 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted bribery on an especially large scale); “Evgenii Urlashov's case”. Sentence (August 2, 2016): 12 years and 6 months' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 60 million rubles. Status: at large.
In brief
Yaroslavl Oblast · Yaroslavl · Politicians
Sentence
12 years 6 months
12 years and 6 months' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 60 million rubles
Upheld January 19, 2017
Charges
- Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Receiving a bribe
- Article 290 part 6 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted bribery on an especially large scale
Full wording of the charges
demanded a bribe of 14 million rubles from Sergei Shmelev, director of Radostroi LLC and a member of the United Russia party, and later 30 million rubles from the contract the LLC had been granted for waste removal works in the city; demanded a bribe from businessman Eduard Avdalian for transferring a controlling stake in the municipal road department to the construction firm Yardorstroy, of which Avdalian was the director.
Latest event
December 30, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
guilty verdict
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years 6 months
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Yaroslavl Oblast
· Persecution begins
Evgenii Urlashov's case
Criminal case
Evgenii Urlashov's case
Details and sources
Full summary
Former mayor of Yaroslavl. In July 2013, Urlashov was taken into custody on charges of bribery. His supporters believe that the prosecution is related to the fact that Urlashov had widespread support of the opposition. On 3 August 2016, he was sentenced to twelve and a half years in a strict regime colony.
On 30 December 2025, Urlashov was released from the colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 290 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.