The deputy head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for Udmurtia was detained on suspicion of accepting a bribe

In the Udmurt Republic, the deputy head of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service was detained on suspicion of receiving a particularly large bribe. This was announced on Tuesday, June 17, by the press service of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

"In 2023, the defendant received a bribe in the form of a foreign—made car worth more than 2.7 million rubles, which is a particularly large amount, from the head of a group of companies with contractual relations with a number of correctional institutions in the Udmurt Republic for lobbying her interests," said Evgenia, senior assistant to the head of the Investigative Department (SU) of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the region. Yeremeyeva.

Investigators conducted a search at the suspect's place of service, seized documentation of interest to the investigation. The man was detained and taken to the investigator, and charges will be brought against him in the near future. The investigation intends to apply for a preventive measure in the form of detention.

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