Spanish Prosecutor demands prison sentence of 5 to 8 years and pay a fine of 100 million euros for each of the 27 arrested in the operation "Troika" against the Russian mafia, reports El Mundo. Thus, the total amount of the fine could reach 2.7 billion euros.
According to a written statement of the prosecution, the accused are charged with organizing a criminal group and money laundering for a long time. The operation "Troika" is not only put an end to the activities of "mafia Gennady Petrov and Alexander Malyshev," but also revealed a powerful international criminal structures, having a significant impact in the political, economic and judicial spheres in Russia, the newspaper says. In addition, the prosecution emphasizes the connection with the environment suspected of President Vladimir Putin.
Prosecutors Jose Grinda and John Curran insist that Gennady Petrov and Alexander Malyshev had a great influence in the criminal world. According to them, the accused had patrons in the ministries, the judiciary and among high-ranking military. Thus, the name of Petrova in Spain directly associated with Russian politicians, among them - former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, son of former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov. According to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Serdyukov did business with Peter and his son Anton. The newspaper also refers to the representative of the Russian Duma Vladislav Reznik. Although they occupied public office, Reznik submitted Petrov, who in some telephone conversations referred to "our leader", "leader" and "our all", the newspaper said.
A written statement the prosecutor's office says that the members of the group charged with murder, illegal arms, extortion, falsification of documents, influence peddling, bribery, smuggling, drug trafficking, crimes against the public treasury, illegal bankruptcy of firms, registered the beating and threats.
