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Ex-head of russian government airline "Special flight detachment "Rossiya” received two-year suspended sentence

Russian Aviaton » Wednesday December 13, 2017 15:28 MSK
Yaroslav Odintsev, head of the "Special flight detachment "Rossiya" | photo from web-site www.udprf.ru

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has given former head of the “Special flight detachment “Rossiya” Yaroslav Odintsev a two-year suspended sentence for abuse of office during execution of purchase contracts, the court’s press-service told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Other defendants in the case, charged with fraud, are detained until March 13, 2018.

According to investigators, employees of “Rossiya” and other persons have embezzled money during procurement of air conditioners for airplanes used to transport top brass of the government. The accounts allegedly containing embezzled funds were seized by investigators.

“Special flight detachment “Rossiya” is responsible for air transportation of the Russian President and serves as the official airline for delegations of the government.