A Moscow court convicted the deputy director of the MSTU Research Institute for Special Mechanical Engineering named after Bauman. He received a sentence of eight years and six months in a high security penal colony after being found guilty of accepting bribes on a notably large scale. The verdict marks another high profile ruling in a broader effort to address corruption within research and technical education institutions. The case unfolded through a combination of financial records, witness statements, and administrative testimonies that outlined a pattern of improper payments tied to procurement decisions and contracting processes. The court stressed that such misconduct undermines the integrity of public funding and the ability of scientific organizations to operate on merit and fairness rather than favoritism.
