Sevastopol City Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination

History

2024: Detention of bureau chief in bribe case

In August 2024, in Sevastopol, by a court decision, the head of the city bureau of forensic medical examination was taken into custody. The head of the institution was charged with taking bribes on an especially large scale. This preventive measure was chosen as part of the investigation of a criminal case on corruption in the bureau of forensic examination.

According to Izvestia, the investigating authorities revealed the facts of illegal activities not only of the head of the bureau, but also of the head of the department of forensic medical examination of corpses. According to investigators, senior employees of the institution systematically received funds from subordinate orderlies for patronage and connivance in the service.

source = FSB of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol

The Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Crimea and Sevastopol reported that illegal actions were committed from January 2018 to February 2024. The leadership of the forensic bureau allowed orderlies to receive monetary rewards from relatives of the deceased under the guise of providing paid services for the study and conduct of thanatocosmetology of corpses, as well as for their timely issuance.

A criminal case was initiated against the head of the bureau and the head of the department under part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of Russia ("Receiving a bribe on an especially large scale"). The sanction of this article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years with a fine of up to seventy times the amount of the bribe.

One of the orderlies, who transferred funds to the management, also became a defendant in the criminal case. A case was initiated against him under Part 5 of Article 291 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Bribery on an especially large scale").

During the investigation, searches were carried out at the places of residence of the suspects, as well as officers of the medical examination bureau were interrogated. According to the results of investigative actions, the head of the institution was detained, and the head of the department was removed from his post.^[1]

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