The Rostov Regional Court today overturned the decision on the parole of the former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Territory and ex-banker Vladimir Nelyubin, who was convicted in 2019 for fraud at Ecoprombank to six years and three months in prison. The prisoner is serving his sentence in a colony-settlement in the Rostov region. Initially, the court granted the defense’s request for parole, but the prosecutor filed an appeal, insisting that Vladimir Nelyubin could not be released because he had an unpaid debt for damages and did not repent of his crimes.
Ecoprombank co-owner Vladimir Nelyubin was convicted in May 2019 by the Leninsky Court of Perm. He was found guilty of embezzlement of 215 million rubles. bank funds as part of a group of persons by prior agreement and 7 million rubles. at the depositor of the credit institution. The court sentenced him to six years and three months in prison.
Vladimir Nelyubin first served his sentence in a general regime colony, and then was transferred to a colony-settlement on the territory of IK-10 in Rostov-on-Don.
In December 2022, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Rostov granted a petition for parole from the imprisoned former co-owner of Ecoprombank and ex-deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Perm Territory Vladimir Nelyubin. The prosecutor filed an appeal against the judgment. A new session was held in the Rostov Regional Court today. Vladimir Nelyubin himself refused to attend, entrusting the protection of his interests to a lawyer.
In the appeal submission, the prosecutor stated that he considered the decision of the previous instance to be illegal and unmotivated, since the prisoner admitted his guilt only partially, did not repent of his deed and had an outstanding writ of execution for 200 million rubles. Parole in this situation is contrary to the law in criminal proceedings.
In the filed objections to the appeal presentation, the lawyer of Vladimir Nelyubin substantiated the legality of the decision of the previous instance by the inconsistency of the prosecutor’s arguments. The defense noted that the prisoner is taking all possible actions to compensate for the damage. Partial admission of guilt by the convict is not grounds for rejecting the application for parole.
Vladimir Nelyubin confirmed that, being at large, he is ready to compensate for the damage.
“I believe that the court of first instance considered the defense’s petition formally. I believe that the decision to satisfy the petition was premature,” the prosecutor commented during the meeting.
“The defense believes that the decision is lawful and justified,” the lawyer said. “The court examined all the arguments set forth by the prosecutor and gave them explanations, taking into account the materials presented. The court established positive dynamics throughout the serving of Vladimir Nelyubin’s sentence. Currently, he has ten promotions, takes an active part in the social life of the colony-settlement, and is employed. He took all possible measures to redress the damage. However, due to the fact that he has an insignificant salary, has no income or other property, the authorities were able to recover damage from him only to the extent that is deducted from his salary. In addition, when making a decision, the court imposed on Vladimir Nelyubin an additional obligation to fully compensate for the damage that was determined as a result of the verdict.
The defense emphasized that the latter fact is an additional guarantee, since failure to fulfill this obligation will entail the cancellation of the decision on parole.
Petitions for exemption from the Russian Wrestling Federation, the Deaf Sports Federation, the Wrestling Federation of Bashkiria, the Folk Wheelchair Dance Ensemble, the Perm Regional Organization of Afghanistan Veterans, the Perm Territory Dance Sports Federation, the Judo Federation, and the Perm Bears handball club were attached to the case file. , hockey club “Hammer”. Applications from a number of sports and public organizations of the Perm Territory and other regions were also attached. Also, the well-intentioned behavior of Vladimir Nelyubin was confirmed by a certificate from the colony administration that he had not received a single penalty during his imprisonment.
As a result, the decision of the Zheleznodorozhny District Court on early release was cancelled. The defense motion for release was denied.
The decision of the Rostov Regional Court may be appealed in cassation within six months from the date of entry into force of the court decision. A reasoned court decision will be prepared within five days.
