In Irkutsk, a senior lecturer at IrNITU is accused of taking a bribe of 32.5 thousand rubles from 13 students. According to investigators, for money she entered false records in grade books about internship completion, though the students did not actually complete it. The investigation is ongoing, and investigators are questioning the suspect and the students.
A senior lecturer at the Department of Economic Theory and Finance of the Irkutsk National Research Technical University (INRTU) is accused of taking 32,500 rubles in bribes from students, the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Irkutsk Region reported.According to investigators, the lecturer collected 2,500 rubles from 13 students for entering knowingly false information into their record books regarding the completion of practical training. In reality, none of the students had completed the practical training. The crime was uncovered by Investigative Committee officers together with police officers from the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Irkutsk Region.
A criminal case has been opened under the article "receiving a bribe by an official." The maximum penalty under the charged article is 6 years of imprisonment or a fine of 60 times the amount of the bribe.
The criminal investigation is currently underway. Investigators are questioning the suspect and the students.