the Lefortovo district court of Moscow refused to release on parole former FSB Colonel Mikhail Gorbatov, known for participating in the liberation of hostages in the theatrical center on Dubrovka and the prevention of the assassination attempt on President Vladimir Putin. About it reports “Kommersant”.
the Lawyer said that Gorbatov stumbled but repented and went to help the investigators in solving crimes. However, the Prosecutor objected to the PAROLE of the convicted and left to serve the remaining term.
the security officer is currently serving a sentence in jail “Lefortovo” for fraud — the co-owner of the Bank “Transport” Alexander Mazanov Gorbatov paid 450 thousand dollars for not instituting a criminal case, which actually was not. The Colonel was arrested and placed in “Lefortovo” in may 2018, and a year later sentenced to 4.5 years, but were not sent to prison, leaving prison. Gorbatov became a key witness in a criminal case other FSB Colonel Cyril Cherkalin, accused of bribery and fraud, and found themselves the owner of several billion rubles, which was confiscated by the state.
At the court hearing on the petition Gorbatov PAROLE, the prison authorities gave him a positive response. And the defense reminded about the merits of the convicted person: he, together with colleagues, developed a plan for the release of hostages, captured during a performance of the musical “Nord-OST” in 2002, and the year before prevented the assassination of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin during his visit to Azerbaijan.
