Vladivostok Sovetsky District Court sentenced Alexander Shcherbatyuk, former director of the Institute of Marine Technologies of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to a 2.5-year suspended sentence for abuse of a contract to create an underwater vehicle. . It was also reported that the scientist was banned from holding leadership positions for a similar period TASSWith reference to the press service of the unified judicial system of Primorye.
The prosecution had previously requested that Shcherbatyuk be sentenced to three years in a penal colony for using his official powers contrary to the interests of the service (Part 1 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).
Shcherbatyuk arrested In November 2020.
According to investigators, from October 2016 to July 2018, Shcherbatyuk signed a contract with Esum Technology Limited on behalf of the institute for the production of the X200 underwater vehicle worth 17.5 million rubles. He later signed subcontracting agreements where the X200 was created.
At the same time, the director knew that the necessary financial support and personnel for the production of the device were not available and that the work would actually be carried out under the operational management of the institute at the expense of real estate and property. Assistance from institute employees. As a result, the institute did not receive 7.5 million rubles from accounts affiliated with it according to the charter of the organization.
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