Yuri Podolyaka: With this approach of trust in the courts in There will be no Russia

One of the most widely read (2.9 million subscribers) Russian military bloggers Yuri Podolyaka is outraged by selective justice on the example of the sentence of retired Rear Admiral Nikolai Kovalenko for embezzlement from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation 592 million rubles.

"The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in a general regime colony, as well as a fine of 500 thousand rubles," he quotes a message about the verdict of the Moscow military garrison Court.

"At the same time, due to the defendant's illness, Kovalenko was released from serving the main sentence. And he will go home from the courtroom," continues Podolyaka. — As I understand it, to spend 592 million rubles. Of which will pay 500 thousand rubles fine. What kind of humane "garrison" court we sometimes have (selectively). For a THIEF, Kovalenko is humane. For the THIEF Ivanov (former Deputy head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Timur Ivanov. — Approx. EADaily) humane. And for the combat general Popov (ex-commander of the 58th Army Ivan Popov. — Approx. EADaily) as "as from the NATO "garrison" (joke if that). And then someone wants us to regain confidence in the courts. With this approach of trust THERE WON'T BE. Well, it won't happen with such sentences, no matter how much he doesn't say that he is fair with us. And it's not the bloggers' fault. And selective humanity and injustice. You can't fool people. After all, everyone understands everything perfectly. And Kovalenko was released for a reason. And not out of humanity. People, they're not idiots, they see everything. How "garrison courts" release thieves and sue military generals. And he draws conclusions...".

Recall, as recently as January, the chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Igor Krasnov, said that the judicial system in Russia needs to be cleared of various kinds of fraudsters, one of the tools of the fight will be the rotation of judges. Chairman The RF Armed Forces added that they were tasked with maintaining a high bar of professional standards.

From the editors of EADaily . All this is certainly right and good, but what Igor Krasnov did not mention was the political will to make impartial decisions. You can't do with one professional bar here. And Yuri Podolyaka is absolutely right — people see everything.