Adam Yahutl's case has returned to court.

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The Presnensky District Court of Moscow has received for the fifth time the case of Adam Yakhutl, former deputy head of the transport police for the Southern Federal District, accused of fraud. He was acquitted four times, but each time the case was sent back for a new trial.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in November 2020, a Moscow court acquitted Adam Yakhutl, former deputy chief of the transport police for the Southern Federal District, who was accused of fraud amounting to one million dollars and 20 million rubles. In September 2023, his case was submitted to the court for the third time to be heard.

The case of Colonel Adam Yakhutl, former deputy chief of police for the Southern Federal District's Ministry of Internal Affairs' transport department, has been submitted to the court for the fifth time, Kommersant reports today.

Yakhutl is accused of large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, he promised to secure the dismissal of the criminal case against Dmitry Vasiliev, former deputy chairman of the board of Mosoblbank, for a sum equivalent to $1.5 million. The criminal case was opened in August 2018. The court acquitted Yakhutl four times, but each time the case was sent back for a new trial.

At the first court hearing, the prosecutor filed a motion to transfer Yakhutl's case to another court, questioning the neutrality of the Presnensky District Court judges. The motion is currently under review by the Moscow City Court.

Yakhutl's lawyer, Oleg Klimenko, complained of a gross violation of the Criminal Procedure Code during the investigation. He insists that the criminal prosecution should be dropped, the case should be closed or returned for further investigation, since the prosecution has not provided any new evidence compared to previous trials, which resulted in Yahutl being acquitted four times.