Kaluga forester hid illegal logging for 6.5 million rubles

A former district forester in the Kaluga region was sentenced to two years of forced labor for concealing illegal logging. Damage from felling exceeded 6.5 million rubles.

As established by the court, in August 2021, a 45-year-old employee of the Kuibyshev forestry found violations at the inspected site, but indicated in the inspection certificate that everything was in order. According to the prosecution, he did it out of personal interest.

A criminal case was opened on the materials of the prosecutor's inspection. In addition to forced labor, the man was banned from holding positions related to power and management powers in state and municipal bodies for two years.

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