A Krasnoyarsk official was released after being convicted of embezzlement. 

Former acting governor Krasnoyarsk Territory Nikolai Ashlapov He was sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzlement of public funds. However, he was immediately released due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

In 2012-2013, Ashlapov headed the construction company "GU SDA pri Spetsstroy Rossii." According to case materials, he and other executives ordered the transfer of over four billion rubles to the accounts of the company "Aerokom." Of this, the court found, over 1,7 billion were embezzled through fictitious contracts with subcontractors.

After the verdict was announced, despite their release, the defendants called it "outrageous," as "there's no talk of a fair trial." Earlier, during closing arguments, the defense insisted on the defendants' innocence.

This criminal case is not the first in Ashlapov's biography. In 2022, the Central District Court Khabarovsk He was found guilty of two counts of fraud involving 227 million rubles during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome. He was sentenced to five years in prison but also released.

"Did you return the lard to the treasury?", "These days, Seryozha, you can steal a bicycle and lose all your health in prison, or you can steal by the carload and always stay afloat," "They allowed us to continue stealing," — Krasnoyarsk residents comment.