The prosecution requested a five-year prison sentence for Adam Yahutl.

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During the closing arguments, the state prosecutor asked the court to sentence Adam Yakhutl, former deputy chief of the transport police for the Southern Federal District, accused of fraud, to five years in prison.

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, accused of fraud. For one million dollars and 20 million rubles. He was acquitted four times, but each time the case was sent back for a new trial. Last December, Yakhutl's case was sent back to court for a fifth time.

On April 21, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow held closing arguments in the criminal case against Adam Yakhutl, who is accused of large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code), Kommersant reports today.

During the closing arguments, the state prosecutor stated that Yakhutl's guilt had been fully proven and requested a sentence of five years in prison, stripping him of his rank as a ladle, and banning him from holding public office for three years. During the closing arguments, Yakhutl's lawyer, Oleg Klimenko, asked for his client to be acquitted. He also requested that the victim's status be revoked, as he was initially charged in the criminal case as a bribe-giver and cannot be considered a victim. Furthermore, according to the defense, the victim had motive to slander Yakhutl.

It should be noted that Yakhutl had previously been acquitted twice, with the prosecution also requesting a five-year prison sentence in both trials. Furthermore, the colonel's case was returned for further investigation twice.