1 2 3 The former head of the Federal Asset Management Agency in Sverdlovsk, Sergei Zubenko, who was convicted in a corruption case, managed to obtain a reduction in his sentence.
According to several sources, the appeal reduced his prison sentence and fine. Zubenko may be released very soon.
"The results of the appeal shocked everyone who knows Zubenko. Instead of five years as a "stricter", he was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony. The fine was reduced to 30 million rubles.
He will receive credit for time served in pretrial detention and house arrest. In about four months, Zubenko will be able to apply for parole and leave the colony. Thus, he can spend even less time behind bars than [former police officer Andrey] Diakov (he was released on parole five months after finishing in prison. - Ed.), one of the sources noted.
Zubenko's lawyer declined to comment.
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