The former head of the traffic police department “Verkhnesaldinskoye” is accused of receiving a bribe

The 38-year-old former head of the OGIBD of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Verkhnesaldinskoye” is accused under Part 3 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe through an intermediary in a significant amount for illegal actions), according to the TFR. This was reported by the press service of the GU MIA of the Russian Federation in the Sverdlovsk region.

According to the prosecution, in March 2026, the accused with the help of intermediaries received 105 thousand rubles. as a bribe for issuing a driver's license to a student of one of the driving schools that did not pass the theoretical and practical exams in the traffic police.

Illegal actions of the accused and two intermediaries, criminal cases against whom were also previously sent to court, were suppressed within the framework of operational measures.

According to the head of the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Sverdlovsk region Valery Gorelykh, the special operation involved the operatives of the FSB and the department of its own security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sverdlovsk region.

The detectives carried out operational actions with the power support of SOBR soldiers of Regardie in the office of the suspect. As soon as possible, the defendant was dismissed from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in connection with the loss of trust.

As previously reported by MK-Ural, the Prosecutor’s office of Pervouralsk approved the prosecution in the criminal case against the former head of the traffic police Department of the Intermunicipal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia “Shalinsky” under part 3 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – in receiving through intermediaries bribes in the form of property for illegal actions and patronage in the service.