The ex-prosecutor of Norilsk was sentenced to 3 sentences for taking bribes from entrepreneurs for 15.6 million rubles.

Khavazh-Baudi Gutaev was 20 years old

The ex-prosecutor of Norilsk was sentenced to 3 sentences for taking bribes from entrepreneurs for 15.6 million rubles.

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© zapad24.ru06/26/2023, Ex-prosecutor of Norilsk Khavazha-Baudi Gutaev received 15 years in the third case of bribes, Photo: gazetazp.ru

Today the court of the city of Norilsk sentenced to 15 years in the colony of the former prosecutor of the city Khavaja-Baudi Gutaeva, finding him guilty of taking two bribes (parts 3 and 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Taking into account partial addition with two previous sentences, which were handed down to the ex-prosecutor in February and March 2022, the total term of imprisonment was 20 years. It is reported by Kommersant with reference to its own source.

In addition, Khavazh-Baudi Gutaev will have to pay a fine of 27 million rubles. According to the investigation, in 2018-2019, Gutaev received more than 12 million rubles in bribes from Norilsk entrepreneurs. Note that the completed trial was the third for the ex-prosecutor.

Together with Gutaev, his brother Dokki Gutaev was convicted for mediation in bribery (part 2, part 4 of article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), finally on the totality of crimes, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in a strict regime correctional colony with a fine of 15 million rubles. Entrepreneurs Gakhiev Shirvan Sardar oglu for giving a bribe to Gutaev, both personally and through an intermediary Dokki Gutaev, was sentenced on an especially large scale to 13 years in prison in a penal colony of strict regime, with a fine of 60 million rubles, and Bagirov Takhir Giyamatali oglu for giving a bribe through an intermediary, Gutaeva was sentenced to a significant fine in the amount of fifty times the amount of the bribe, in the amount of 5 million rubles.

Recall that in March 2022, the Norilsk City Court has already announced the verdict in the second criminal case on taking a bribe by a former prosecutor. It was qualified under part 6 of Art. 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Receiving a bribe by an official by prior agreement on an especially large scale.” Muslim Umarov appeared in the case at that time, who brought the prosecutor a monetary reward for patronage in the service in the amount of 3.1 million rubles. A criminal case was initiated against him under part 5 of article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Giving a bribe to an official on an especially large scale.”

The Norilsk City Court found the defendants guilty of the crimes committed and sentenced Gutaev to 13 years in prison with a fine of 15.5 million rubles and deprivation of the right to hold positions in the public service in the prosecutor’s office for a period of 6 years, on the basis of two sentences – dated February 18, 2022 and from March 24, 2022 – 15 years in prison to be served in a strict regime colony with a fine of 17 million rubles and deprivation of the right to hold positions in the public service in the prosecutor’s office for a period of 8 years.

The court sentenced Muslim Umarov to imprisonment for 12 years to be served in a strict regime colony with a fine of 15.5 million rubles.

Recall that in February 2022, Khavazh-Baudi Gutaev was convicted by the Norilsk City Court for committing a crime under paragraph “c” of Part 5 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Receiving a bribe by an official for illegal actions on a large scale.” His brother Dokki Akhmedovich Gutaev was a defendant in the case under paragraph “b” of part 3 of article 291.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Mediation in bribery on a large scale” and was sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 9 years with detention in a general regime colony with a fine of 7, 9 million rubles. Another defendant, Farida Isak-oglu Babaev, was charged under paragraph “b” of part 4 of article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Giving a bribe on a large scale” and was sentenced to 7 years and 10 months in prison with detention in a strict regime colony with a fine of 13.1 million rubles.

As it turned out, in the period from October 25 to November 7, 2018, acting. Prosecutor Gutaev, through the mediation of his brother, while in Norilsk, received a bribe in the amount of 399 thousand rubles from Babaev. The money was intended for the failure to take measures of the prosecutor’s response in sending a statement of claim to the court for a ban on the operation of the restaurant building owned by Zarya LLC in connection with violations of fire safety rules.

We add that the third court verdict has not yet entered into force and can be appealed to a higher court.