MOSCOW, December 12 (RAPSI) – The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has given former head of the Special flight detachment Rossiya Yaroslav Odintsev a two-year suspended sentence for abuse of office during execution of purchase contracts, the court’s press-service told RAPSI on Tuesday.

Other defendants in the case, charged with fraud, are detained until March 13, 2018.

According to investigators, employees of Rossiya and other persons have embezzled money during procurement of air conditioners for airplanes used to transport top brass of the government. The accounts allegedly containing embezzled funds were seized by investigators.

“Special flight detachment Rossiya is responsible for air transportation of the Russian President and serves as the official airline for delegations of the government.