Zamoskvoretski District Court of Moscow has sentenced businessman Levon Hayrapetyan to 4 years in general regime penal colony and found him guilty in misappropriation of 700 thsd USD received from ex-senator of Bashkiria Igor Izmestyev's mother.
Hayrapetyan was placed under detention at the court hall. The court also ordered 20.8 mln Rubles payment to the affected party. The court resolved that in spring of 2010 Hayrapetyan mislead Tamara Izmestyeva promising a softer sentence for her son in exchange for a big amount of money.
Levon Hayrapetyan does not admit the fault.
Earlier the prosecutor demanded to sentence Hayrapetyan for 7 years n colony. Another criminal case was initiated against Hayrapetyan, businessman and Armenian public figure.
He is charged with complicity in the sale of Bashneft by Ural Rakhimov in April 2009 to AFK Sistema. After a large-scale arbitration process, Bashneft was returned to the government. The second case for misappropriation of 700 thsd USD was initiated against Hayrapetyan in 2014.