A court in Russia has cut the 16 1/2-prison term of the ex-mayor of the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Oleg Gumenyuk, to 12 years. The court of appeals on May 2 also lowered the fine Gumenyuk was ordered to pay by 10 million rubles to 140 million rubles ($1.76 million) . Gumenyuk, who was sentenced in January on bribe-taking charges, maintains his innocence. The probe against Gumenyuk was launched in late May last year, two weeks after his resignation. To read the original story from RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Court In Russia's Far East Cuts Jailed Former Vladivostok Mayor's Sentence By Four Years
The probe against Oleg Gumenyuk was launched in late May last year, two weeks after his resignation. (file photo)