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Criminal proceedings launched in Moscow Region against officers suspected of stealing fuel designed for military sports show Tank Biathlon

The Military Investigations Department of the Russia’s Investigative Committee in Alabinsky garrison has launched three criminal investigations against military men of military unit 77707 – Captain Roman Belyayev and Lieutenants Roman Obyedkov and Vitaly Belan. They are suspected of a crime under part 3 of article 160 of the RF Criminal Code (misappropriation or embezzlement, that is stealing of other’s property entrusted to the guilty one, committed by a person using their official position).

According to investigators, in July 2013, Obyedkov, Belan and Belyayev acting separately stole diesel fuel from an engineer vehicle BAT-2, designed to prepare the grounds of military unit 23626 for hosting the military and sports show Tank Biathlon. At present it is known that the officers stole over 7 tonnes of diesel fuel.

At present investigating operations are underway to find all the circumstances of the crime. Investigation is ongoing.