The key facts
- Yanina Kopaygorodskaya's elder son appealed to the Moscow City Court against the refusal to postpone punishment under Article 82 of the Criminal Code
- Guardianship of the three younger children was taken by David Davlatov; the court previously found that the children were under guardianship
- Yanina Kopaygorodsky is charged with aiding embezzlement, mediation in bribery, money laundering, bribery and coercing a witness
Appeal against refusal of postponement
Yanina Kopaygorodskaya's elder son turned to the appellate instance of the Moscow City Court, seeking a review of the decision under which his mother did not receive a postponement of serving her nine-year sentence. Her lawyer Elizaveta Metkina told TASS about this. According to her, the son intends to protect the interests of three underage brothers and sisters.
The parties' positions on guardianship
After the verdict, guardianship of the family's three younger children was taken by David Davlatov. The Meshchansky Court of Moscow refused to postpone the punishment under Article 82 of the Criminal Code, citing, among other things, the fact that the minors are already under guardianship. In the appeal, the elder son stated that he cannot replace both parents for the children.
Context of the case
Yanina Kopaygorodskaya is the wife of former Sochi mayor Alexey Kopaygorodsky. The state prosecution previously demanded that he be sentenced to 21 years in a strict-regime colony, and her to 16 years in a general-regime colony; the prosecutor requested a fine of 500 million rubles for each of the spouses. For Alexey Kopaygorodsky, the prosecution also demanded a 15-year ban on holding leadership positions in government bodies and the confiscation of 319.7 million rubles, which the prosecution links to bribes received. Yanina Kopaygorodskaya is charged with aiding embezzlement, mediation in bribery, money laundering, as well as bribery and coercing a witness to give false testimony. According to Life.ru, 50 real estate properties, 10 cars and assets worth 1.6 billion rubles were seized from the former mayor of Sochi.
