Ex-deputy head of the Ministry of Energy sentenced to 1.5 years for abuse of power

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow has sentenced Sergei Mochalnikov, ex-Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, to one and a half years in prison for abuse of office. This was reported on April 23 in the joint press service of the courts of the capital.

"By the verdict of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow, Sergey Viktorovich Mochalnikov was found guilty of committing a crime under Part 1 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation," the Telegram channel of the instance says.

He was sentenced to 1.5 years in prison and served his sentence in a penal colony.

On October 25, 2024, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Irina Volk, reported in her Telegram channel that in the period from 2014 to 2023, the former Deputy Minister of Energy signed contracts that provided for the performance of contract work "to eliminate unprofitable and unpromising coal mines and sections."

As Volk clarified, the work was not carried out in full. In addition, the expert opinions and acceptance certificates were signed by representatives of the department and an authorized budgetary state institution.

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