Alexei Navalny was 3.5 years probation in the case of “Yves Rocher” – RBC

Alexei Navalny was 3.5 years probation in the case of "Yves Rocher" – RBC

Oleg Navalny taken into custody in the courtroom

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The judge of the court of the capital Zamoskvoreche Elena Korobchenko announced the verdict in the case” Yves Rocher “. Oleg and Alexei Navalny found guilty of embezzling company funds. Oleg Navalny was 3.5 years a penal colony, and his brother, opposition leader Alexei Navalny – the same term is conditional, the correspondent of RBC from the courtroom.

In addition, Alexei Navalny fined 500 thousand. Rubles . The politician yet remain under house arrest – as explained RBC Press Secretary Cyrus Yarmish Navalny, this preventive measure will be effective until the sentence comes into force. “An appeal may appoint and April», – Yarmish reported. While she could not say what conclusions do policies of his brother’s arrest: “We have not talked to him about it.” Bulk brothers also have to pay 4.5 million rubles. IPC company.

Immediately after the verdict Oleg Navalny was taken into custody. He will be placed in jail and will be there until the sentence to the effect.

Alexei Navalny left the courthouse at 10:20, stating that unhappy verdict and urged his supporters to take part in the protests.

The verdict took a few minutes, the judge Elena Korobchenko read out only the introductory and the operative part of the judgment.

The protection will appeal the verdict. As explained by RBC lawyer Vadim Kobzev, the judge in sentencing reclassified the charges against ordinary fraud (Article 159 of the Criminal Code), a softer composition – fraud in business (Article 159.4 of the Criminal Code). As a result, the court appointed a lighter sentence.

The defense Navalny has ten days to appeal the sentence. If the court’s decision will be appealed, the sentence will come into force only after the appeal.

Prosecutors during the pleadings requested Alexei Navalny sentenced to ten years imprisonment, and Oleg – to eight years, as well as to recover with them 4.5 million rubles. in favor of the IPC. Initially, the judge sentenced the brothers Navalny Elena Korobchenko planned to announce on January 15th. A new date for sentencing court announced just a day before its announcement.

In this case, the French company “Yves Rocher East”, which is considered the main victim in the case, has not filed any claims, and its representatives left the question of guilt Navalny on discretion of the court. The investigation also estimated their losses at 26.7 million rubles.

In court, prosecutors insisted that the brothers Bulk developed criminal plan: set up front companies “Glavpodpiska”, the founder of which was a Cypriot company, and was appointed director of the familiar Dmitry Zaprudskaya.

According to investigators, Oleg Navalny, using his position to “Russian Post” concluded contracts for delivery of goods company “Yves Rocher Vostok” and the IPC. Delivery of goods also engaged in transport companies, which the defendant hired at a price lower than the company-paid victims. During the trial, the company said IPC civil lawsuit in the amount of 4.5 million rubles. “Yves Rocher East”, in turn, no property claims are not stated, and the question of guilt brothers left to the discretion of the court.

Bulk themselves insisted that did not commit any crimes. According to his brother, “Glavpodpiska” was created for the organization of periodical subscriptions via the Internet. But the service did not demand. Therefore, Alexei Navalny gave the company to his brother, who began to use it at their own discretion – to organize the transport of goods. The defendants argued that the company was engaged in ordinary course of business.

Their version of the court confirmed and employees of companies-victims. So, the director of “Yves Rocher East» Logistics Sergey Averyanov and logistics manager Dmitry Vas’kov argued that “Glavpodpiska” not harmed their company: the price of shipping goods were market, and provides professional services.

Leaders of the IPC, in turn, argued in court that the fact that they suffer damage, they were told investigators.

Alexei Navalny already has two convictions. In July 2013, he and Peter officers were sentenced to five and four years’ imprisonment respectively for the “case Kirovlesa.” Then they were taken into custody in the courtroom. But the very next day they released the Kirov regional court at the request of prosecutors. Later the sentence was changed to conditional. The second sentence against Navalny delivered Babushkinskiy Magistrate’s Court, finding him guilty of defaming the deputy Alexei Lisovenko for what politician on Twitter Hosting Project l victim addict.