The UK has agreed to open a case against a retired judge from Sochi

Chairman of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia Alexander Bastrykin sent a submission to the Higher Qualification Board of Judges (HCCC) of the Russian Federation to consent to the initiation of criminal proceedings against retired judge Sergei Bogdanovich of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi. This was reported on July 2 in the department's channel in the Maks messenger.

"The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory conducted an inspection against retired judge Sergey Bogdanovich of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory," the report says.

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory conducted an inspection, during which it was established that on July 1, 2025, Bogdanovich received the first part of a bribe in the amount of 25 million rubles on the territory of the Sochi gas station. The money was transferred through intermediaries Oleg Zenin, Roman Nesterenko and Sergey Hrebtenko.

According to the investigation, the total amount of illegal remuneration was supposed to be 50 million rubles. The money was provided by the defendant Safarbiy Napso. In return, the judge had to consider his criminal case in a special order and impose a punishment that did not provide for actual imprisonment.

In the submission of the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, it is stated that Bogdanovich's actions are qualified under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Receiving a bribe on an especially large scale"). The court is currently considering a criminal case against Zenin and Nesterenko, who are charged under Part 4 of Article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Mediation in bribery"). The materials concerning another intermediary, Hrebtenko, have been separated into a separate proceeding.

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