A former law enforcement officer from the Krasnoyarsk Territory has received an eight-year prison sentence for hijacking a vehicle and exceeding official authority. The ruling was reported by TASS, citing the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Hakassia RF as the source of the decision. (Source: TASS)
The court’s verdict states that the sentence will be served in a high-security correctional facility. Law enforcement officials confirmed the outcome and noted that the case involved abuse of position and criminal actions that extended beyond a single incident. (Source: Main Investigative Department, Investigative Committee)
According to the investigation, in the autumn of 2022 the defendant learned from a colleague about an incident in which a resident of Zelenogorsk was pressured by an associate who demanded money while on duty. The officer on duty described the situation to the defendant, who happened to be in a position of authority. (Source: Investigative Committee)
Subsequently, the defendant and two accomplices detained the complainant, took him to a forested area, assaulted him, and compelled him to change the ownership documents for a car valued at over two million rubles into the name of the police. After releasing the man, he contacted authorities to report the crime. All three suspects were later detained by investigators. (Source: Investigative Committee, regional press briefings)
In a separate incident reported earlier, a woman from the Sterlitamak region in Bashkiria confronted Traffic Police after her husband was stopped for driving under the influence, standing directly in front of the patrol vehicle. (Source: regional law enforcement announcements)
Separately, insurers have identified a particular car brand as the most frequently involved in accidents within Russia. The findings, which reflect accident patterns and risk exposure, are part of ongoing assessments by carriers and road safety analysts. (Source: industry reports, cited by the Investigative Committee)