The value of the property seized from Russian corrupt officials in nine months of 2021 exceeded the amount of damage they inflicted “for the first time in recent years.” This was announced by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov, adding that the value of the property seized and arrested in criminal cases amounted to 53.8 billion rubles, while the amount of damage caused by corrupt officials is estimated at 53.2 billion and another 15 billion rubles. was reimbursed on a voluntary basis.
This is due to the fact that the legislation of the Russian Federation provides for the possibility of arresting property not only in order to compensate for damage, but also to ensure the execution of punishment, in particular in the form of a fine.
At the same time, Igor Krasnov rejected possible assumptions about the “wave of corruption” that has covered Russia in recent years. According to him, a noticeable increase (by 12%) in the detection of corruption-related crimes in the first nine months of 2021 is associated with more efficient work of law enforcement agencies.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation reported that for seven months of 2021, the country revealed the maximum number of corruption crimes in the last eight years. At the same time, in the Corruption Index published by the international organization TRACE, Russia occupies 134th out of 194 places next to China.
Source: Rosbalt
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