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Near Novosibirsk ex-official sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for bribe money and cognac

Former Deputy head of the Iskitimsky district Alexey Kolotii received 200 thousand rubles and a bottle of expensive alcohol for assistance in paying for the municipal contract

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Near Novosibirsk ex-official sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for bribe money and cognac

In the Novosibirsk region sentenced the former Deputy head of the Iskitimsky district Alexei Kolotii, found guilty of receiving a bribe. The court appointed him 3.5 years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 400 thousand rubles.

According to the investigation, in August 2022, the district administration signed a contract with a commercial organization for the elimination of an illegal dump in the Bystrovsk village council.

After the work, the company did not provide documents confirming the removal and placement of waste at the landfill. As a result, the administration refused to accept and pay for the contract.

Then Kolotius offered the representative of the organization assistance in obtaining money. For assistance, the official received a bribe in the amount of 200 thousand rubles and a bottle of cognac worth 4 thousand rubles.

The criminal case was initiated in April 2025 on the materials of the regional FSB department. The former official was tried under part 5 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

In addition to imprisonment and a fine, the court decided to confiscate received as a bribe 200 thousand rubles.

Earlier, “MK in Novosibirsk” reported on the sentence to the former deputy head of the TUAD of the Novosibirsk region Konstantin Gromenko.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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