The Irkutsk District Court sentenced a former prison employee who gave an inmate a mobile phone for 3 thousand rubles, and later broke the law again by bringing a convict a cellphone and a bottle of vodka. After being exposed, he admitted guilt and cooperated with investigators, which was treated as a mitigating circumstance. The court gave him 1.5 years suspended, a 120 thousand ruble fine, and a 2 year ban on working in law enforcement.

The Irkutsk District Court has sentenced a former correctional facility employee for handing a prisoner a mobile phone in exchange for 3,000 rubles, the regional prosecutor’s office press service reports.
As a reminder, this incident occurred in late summer 2015. And in October, the inspector again broke the law and handed an inmate a cellphone and a bottle of vodka, hoping to receive monetary compensation for it.
- After being exposed, the inspector actively cooperated with the investigation, - the press service of the Irkutsk Region prosecutor’s office emphasized. – He admitted his guilt, which became a mitigating circumstance.
The court sentenced the inspector to 1.5 years of suspended imprisonment and imposed a fine of 120,000 rubles. He was also barred from holding positions in law enforcement agencies for 2 years.