Bashkortostan Courts Jail GIMS Leaders, Sentence FSIN Official, Order Major Asset Seizure

Overview

• An Ufa court sentenced three senior GIMS officers to terms of 4, 4.5 and 5 years for exceeding authority and taking bribes, with three-year bans from public-service posts and a 50,000‑ruble fine for one defendant.
• Investigators found that in 2023–2024 the GIMS officials issued attestation documents without required exams, resulting in at least 66 unlawfully obtained boat‑operator licenses.
• The GIMS convictions were entered under Article 286 and Article 290 of the Russian Criminal Code, according to the Privolzhskaya Transport Prosecutor’s Office.
• A former head of the FSIN financial‑economic department received three years and six months in prison for collecting part of employees’ bonuses for representative needs; the verdict has not yet taken legal effect and includes loss of rank and a two‑year service ban.
• A court confiscated 13 apartments in Ufa and Meleuz and two cars valued at over 44 million rubles from a former Meleuzovsky district deputy, with a related criminal case for alleged mediation in bribery under Article 291.1 reported by prosecutors.