22.08.2011
Military investigators of Viliuchinsk Naval Base, Kamchatka initiated a criminal case against servicemen of a local military unit. They are suspected of fraud to the sum of about RUR 900,000, told Pacific Fleet (PF) Deputy Judge Roman Kolbanov to Federal Press on Aug 18.
"It has been found out that a warrant officer serving in a submarine had been illegally released from duties since Jan 2000 till March 2011", said the interviewee. "He neither participated in combat patrols with the crew nor practically executed service duties. However, he had received money allowance in full, including quarter bonuses and annual non-recurrent money rewards".
According to the representative of PF Military Procuracy, as a result, the damage done to budget is over RUR 900,000. The criminal case was initiated against all appropriate officials in accordance with clause 159/3, RF Criminal Code (fraud performed by a person using duty position on a large scale).
