MOSCOW, January 14 (RAPSI) – Moscow’s Tverskoy District Court sentenced to six years in prison Monday  Muscovite Vladimir Topekhin, a 31-year-old former auditor that was badly injured in a car accident after having committed his alleged crime, his attorney told RAPSI. According to attorney Svetlana Sidorkina, Topekhin, was in a car accident shortly prior to his arrest, and lost the use of both legs and one arm during the course of his detention.

According to the investigation, Topekhin working as an auditor, received a payment of 10 million rubles from a client that sought assistance in establishing a legal consultancy firm in Moscow. With the money, Topekhin was supposed to rent a safe deposit box and some  office space, and handle the paperwork. Topekhin is believed instead to have pocketed the money.

“We filed several motions for a doctor to be present during the hearing, but they were rejected. After Topekhin started screaming from the pain, the doctor was called in. Topekhin got better after a second shot and the judge insisted that he testify,” the attorney told RAPSI.

In December 2013 Topekhin filed an application with the European Court for Human Rights, seeking his immediate release from custody.