Saturday, January 16, 2016

Sentence reduction for Russian general

Col. Gen. V.V. Chirkin
The reasons remain unclear, but Colonel General Vladimir V. Chirkin, who was recently sentenced to five years in prison and loss of rank and honors for soliciting a bribe, has had his sentenced reduced last month to a modest $1200 fine by a military court in Moscow. Details here from The Moscow Times.

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