In the Kirovsky Court of Yekaterinburg, the parties debated the case of 70-year-old former UrFU professor Mikhail Volkov, the father of politician Leonid Volkov. The state prosecutor requested a 600 thousand ruble fine for the 70-year-old mathematician in the case of financing the "Anti-Corruption Foundation," reported a "Mediazona"*** correspondent from the courtroom.
At the same time, as mitigating circumstances, the prosecutor cited the admission of guilt and remorse, Volkov's health condition and a number of chronic diseases, many positive characteristics both at his place of residence and in scientific activities, as well as his advanced age and donation to a charitable organization.
Lawyer Alexey Bushmakov asked to acquit his client, as Volkov fully admitted his guilt and actively assisted the investigation.
According to the investigation, on August 5 and September 5, 2021, Mikhail Volkov transferred 1000 rubles each from his account in "Sberbank" to the "extremist" "Anti-Corruption Foundation."
Mikhail Volkov is a mathematician and professor who worked for 49 years at the Ural Federal University (UrFU). In mid-February, he was dismissed from his position as head of the Department of Algebra and Discrete Mathematics, where he had worked for almost 19 years. On the morning of April 3, Mikhail Volkov and his wife were visited at home for a search. After hours of interrogation at the Sverdlovsk FSB office, the court imposed a travel restriction on Volkov Sr.
* Recognized as a "foreign agent" in Russia, included in the list of "terrorists and extremists."
** Recognized as an "extremist organization" in Russia.
*** Recognized as a "foreign agent" in Russia.
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