The collegium approved the prosecution of the judge from Sochi for bribery.

The Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has received consent to initiate a criminal case against the former judge of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi, Sergey Bogdanovich. He is suspected of receiving a bribe on a particularly large scale.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in July, the Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges allowed investigators to initiate a criminal case against the judge of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi, Sergey Bogdanovich. He was suspected of receiving a bribe on a particularly large scale.

The procedural check established that Bogdanovich, through intermediaries, offered the defendant, a local entrepreneur, to consider the criminal case in a special manner, as well as to impose a sentence not related to actual imprisonment. For making such a decision, the judge demanded 50 million rubles, reports "Kommersant" today.

The parties agreed that half of the amount would be transferred before the case was considered on its merits, and the remaining part - after the verdict was delivered. The judge postponed the next court session, giving the defendant time to raise the funds, which were later transferred through intermediaries as part of operational search activities.

"The Supreme Qualification Collegium of Judges of Russia has satisfied the request for consent to initiate a criminal case against the retired judge of the Lazarevsky District Court of Sochi under part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on a particularly large scale)", - quotes TASS the press service of the court.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the Cassation Court upheld the sentence of the former judge of the Belorechensky District Court, Irina Dadash, who was sentenced to six years in a penal colony for particularly large-scale fraud.