Prosecutors will seek up to ten years in jail for Vasilyeva - source
MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - The state prosecutors in the Oboronservice case will be seeking up to ten years in jail for Yevgenia Vasilyeva, the main suspect in the case, a source familiar with the situation told Interfax.
"The state prosecutors have now practically decided on their position. The prosecutors believe Vasilyeva deserves a jail sentence, up to ten years in jail, bearing in mind the charges against her and the amount of damage done to the state," the source told Interfax on Monday.
The source said the judicial investigation in this high-profile case can be considered complete because the defendants and the witnesses have been questioned. "The only thing left to do is to question some witnesses for the defense who were unable to come to court to testify for some reasons," the source said.
The source said that, despite the prosecutors' position, "the final decision will be made by court."
In October 2012, several criminal cases were opened on the basis of deals involving Oboronservice real estate, land and shares. As a result, several high-ranking officials, including Anatoly Serdyukov, who was then defense minister, lost their posts.
Vasilyeva is charged with twelve counts of crime. The total damage done by those crimes is estimated at over three billion rubles. Vasilyeva denies her guilt.
According to the indictment, Vasilyeva misled Serdyukov into committing crimes.
