Primorsky police colonel sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for aiding illegal migrants
The Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok convicted the former head of the migration department and one of his subordinates.
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The Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok has delivered a guilty verdict in the case of Vladimir Chekmenev, former head of the migration department of the Interior Ministry's Primorsky Krai directorate, and his former subordinate Oksana Golubchanskaya, Kommersant reports.
According to the outlet, police colonel Chekmenev was found guilty of abuse of official authority, organizing the illegal stay of foreign nationals in Russia, and negligence in the performance of his duties. The court sentenced him to four years and six months in a penal colony.
Golubchanskaya, who previously served as head of a division within the migration department, also stood trial as a defendant in the same case.
The publication does not clarify whether the convicted individuals intend to appeal the sentences before a higher court.
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