Source The ex-rector of PSUTI was convicted of abuse of power. In Samara, a court found former rector of the Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (PSUTI) Dmitry Mishin guilty of abuse of power. The criminal case against the rector began to be investigated after a major overhaul at the university at the expense of a subsidy from the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation. During the opening of the university after repairs, it turned out that work was not carried out in some rooms. At the same time, the rector signed the work acceptance certificates and paid the contractor 28.8 million rubles. The former head of PGUTI was sentenced to a fine of 15 thousand rubles. Earlier, he was fined 10 thousand rubles. within the framework of an administrative case.
The Samara District Court of Samara found the former rector of the Volga State University of Telecommunications and Informatics (PSUTI) Dmitry Mishin guilty of abuse of office (part 1 of article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). This is reported by the regional prosecutor's office.
According to the court, in December 2021, the rector of the university signed acts of acceptance of the completed work on the overhaul of the dormitory and paid the contractor 28.8 million rubles. After that, the head of PGUTI reported to the Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Communications about “the successful development of the allocated subsidies, showing himself to be a successful and responsible employee.” At the same time, the overhaul was not carried out in full. “Payment was made for actually unfulfilled work,” the prosecutor's office notes.
Dmitry Mishin pleaded guilty in full and repented. The defense of the ex-rector asked the court to stop the criminal case and impose a court fine. This is a measure of a criminal law nature, applied when exempting from criminal liability, it does not entail a criminal record. The prosecutor was against the release of the defendant from criminal responsibility. As a result, the court agreed with the position of the state prosecutor and found the defendant guilty. “When imposing a sentence, the court took into account the presence of mitigating circumstances and determined a fine of 15 thousand rubles as a punishment,” the supervisory authority clarifies. The verdict has not entered into force.
“We will study the text of the verdict and the motives of the court in determining the type of punishment and, within the 10 days established by law, we will decide on its appeal,” the prosecutor’s office clarified to Kommersant. rub. subsidies for the overhaul of the hostel on the street. Eroshevsky, 53a and the educational building at Moskovskoye shosse, 77. The workers had to restore the heating and power supply system, hot and cold water supply, sewerage, repair the facade and roof, replace windows, and carry out interior decoration.
In March of this year, State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein and representatives of the ministry solemnly opened the renovated university, but as the parliamentarian later said, the delegation “decided to go around the entire building and was horrified.” The deputy and officials noted the absence of repairs on the upper floors, the replacement of materials with cheaper ones, etc. The Commission of the Ministry of Digital Development soon confirmed numerous violations. The department sent the results of the inspection to the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. Later, PSUTI “Kommersant” replied that the repair was completed, all the comments were eliminated.
In May, Dmitry Mishin left his post, but continued to work at the university as a teacher. Vadim Ruzhnikov was appointed rector of the university. On the fact of violation of the conditions for granting a subsidy by the district prosecutor's office, an administrative case was initiated against Dmitry Mishin under Part 2 of Art. 15.15.5 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. The ex-rector was found guilty and fined 10 thousand rubles. Against the former vice-rector of the university, Vyacheslav Goryachev, a criminal case was initiated on official forgery (part 1 of article 292 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to investigators, it was Vyacheslav Goryachev who signed the acceptance certificates for the work, which in reality did not exist. In September of this year, the court found Vyacheslav Goryachev guilty and also sentenced him to 10 thousand rubles.
According to Dmitry Gorbunov, partner at Rustam Kurmaev & Partners, taking into account extenuating circumstances, the court made a balanced decision: “The guilty person had no previous convictions, he repented and pleaded guilty. It must be borne in mind that Part 1 of Art. 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation provides for punishment not only in the form of imprisonment for up to four years, but also fines of up to 80 thousand rubles. In other words, the court is not obliged to impose the most severe punishment, provided that the gravity of the acts committed allows the imposition of a fine, especially in the presence of extenuating circumstances. In general, fines in the form of punishment for the economic components of the crime are not very rare, and a particular case is more in line with practice than out of it.
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