A court in Moscow has sentenced the former prime minister of Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan to five years in prison for embezzling 108 million rubles ($1.7 million) from the country’s Defense Ministry in 2012. The Meshchansky district court on December 13 also ordered Mukhtar Medzhidov to pay a fine of 900,000 rubles ($14,200). To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Daghestan's Ex-Prime Minister Handed Prison Term For Embezzlement From Defense Ministry
Former Daghestani Prime Minister Mukhtar Medzhidov (file photo)