The Moscow garrison military court appointed seven years of a maximum security colony to the former deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, the head of the Main Communications Department Vadim Shamarin, accused of receiving bribes on an especially large scale (part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Interfax. Shamarina was also deprived of the title of Lieutenant General and for banned for seven years to occupy positions in state authorities. In addition, the court confiscated the general’s property in the amount of about 36 million rubles. The state -owned person asked for the general to sentenced the general to 12 years in a maximum security colony with a fine of 108 million rubles, as well as the deprivation of the title and the awards of Shamarin, she said that she would not appeal the verdict. Vadima Shamarin was arrested in May 2024. Lawyer Igor Dyukin reported that Shamarin was removed from his post as deputy head of the General Staff in the same month. At the same time, he emphasized that the general was not dismissed, but was taken out for the state, from the investigation version, from April 2016 to October 2023, Shamarin received a bribe for a total of 36 million rubles from the General Director of the Perm Telephone of Testa Alexei Vysokov and the chief accountant of the same organization Elena Grishina. Shamarin was paid money for “increasing the volume of supplied products under state contracts for the needs of the Russian Ministry of Defense and general protection.” Shamarin himself said that he received not 36 million, but 19 million rubles. The shamarin was considered closed and in a special order, since the general concluded an agreement on cooperation with the investigation. TASS, with reference to the general’s lawyers, reported that since the arrest of Shamarin “repeatedly” submitted letters in which he asked him to send him to “to serve the Motherland.” Shoigu’s corrupt entourage and the generals did not justify the Kremlin’s hopes in the Ministry of Defense. What was the goal of a series of arrests and resignations? Analysis of Carnegie Politikao of personnel purges in the Ministry of Defense suffered both the corrupt environment of Shoigu, and the generals did not justify the hopes of the Kremlin. What was the goal of a series of arrests and resignations? Analysis of Carnegie Politika (Tagstotranslate) News
