Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, has been sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison, the Security Service of Ukraine reported, UNN writes.
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"Based on the evidence collected by the SBU investigators, the court sentenced Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia, to 15 years in prison," the statement said.
He was found guilty in absentia under Part 3 of Article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of our state).
According to the case, the official is a confidant of the Kremlin leader and was directly involved in the preparation of a full-scale invasion of Russia.
To do this, on February 15, 2022, he put to a vote in the session hall a resolution to appeal to Putin to recognize the "independence" of the temporarily occupied districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to the SBU.
"At the same time, Volodin publicly supported this decision and secured the necessary number of 'votes' of Russian deputies. Subsequently, the speaker of the State Duma organized the ratification of the so-called "agreement on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance" between the Kremlin and the terrorist organizations of the "l/dnR". Later, the Kremlin used Volodin's "legislative initiatives" to launch a full-scale war against Ukraine," the SBU said.
According to the SBU, the official continues to justify the temporary seizure of the territories of our country and supports the armed aggression of Russia. He often states this during meetings of the State Duma and on the air of Kremlin propagandists.
Since the convict is in the territory of the Russian Federation, the special service stated that the beginning of the sentence was determined from the date of his actual detention.