Alexey Smirnov, ex-governor of the Kursk region, was taken to court.

Alexey Smirnov, the ex-governor of the Kursk region, was taken to court to consider the case of bribes during the construction of fortifications. This was reported on April 2 by a correspondent of Izvestia.

Before that, the official testified in other criminal cases of contractors involved in the construction. Prior to that, on March 25, Smirnov confirmed testimony that Roman Starovoit, the former head of the region and former Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation, had received bribes on an especially large scale.

In February, Smirnov was placed in jail on the register as suicidal and self-harming. During the court session, the prosecutor stated that the former head of the Kursk region did not respond to educational activities.

Defense initiative: why the ex-head of the Kursk region was arrested

Alexey Smirnov faces up to ten years in prison.

Smirnov and former vice-governor Alexei Dedov were taken into custody on February 6. It was reported that the ex-governor signed a cooperation agreement with the court, so his case will be considered in a special order. Dedov entered into a similar agreement, but 19 years in prison were subsequently requested for him.

On September 10 last year, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office sent to court a case on the embezzlement of 152 million rubles, which were intended for the construction of fortifications in the Kursk region. Later, she sent to court cases of bribery in the amount of more than 20 million rubles against Smirnov and Dedov.

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