Sergey Simonenko was convicted of organizing two assassination attempts.

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The court in Rostov-on-Don found former deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kuban, Sergey Simonenko, guilty of organizing two assassination attempts and sentenced him to 14.5 years in prison. The second defendant in the case, former Emergency Situations employee Melko Djemo, was sentenced to 11.5 years in prison.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in mid-May, the court in Rostov-on-Don accepted for consideration the case of former deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kuban Sergey Simonenko and his subordinate, accused of attempted murders. On August 11, it became known that Simonenko's case would be considered with the participation of jurors.

The Proletarian District Court of the Rostov Region sentenced former deputy head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Krasnodar Krai Sergey Simonenko to 15 years and six months of imprisonment, writes "Kommersant" on November 13.

The jury found Simonenko's involvement in organizing two assassination attempts proven.

The second defendant in the case, former head of the Seversky District Emergency Situations Department Djemo, was also found guilty and sentenced to 11 years and six months in prison. Both defendants did not admit guilt.

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