The Simonovsky Court of Moscow postponed the hearing in the case of bribery of FC Torpedo referees
The defendants in the case are co-owner of the club Leonid Sobolev, accountant Irina Volkova and 13 sports judges
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The Simonovsky Court of Moscow postponed until October 5 the consideration of the case of bribery of arbitrators against the co-owner of FC Torpedo Leonid Sobolev, accountant Irina Volkova and 13 judges.
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The defendants were charged with illegally influencing the result of an official sports competition.
The Simonovsky Court of Moscow will continue to consider the case of bribery of referees against the co-owner of the Torpedo football club Leonid Sobolev, the team’s accountant Irina Volkova and 13 sports referees.
The next court hearing is scheduled for October 5.
MOSCOW, September 23 - RIA Novosti. The Simonovsky Court of Moscow will continue to consider in October the case of bribery of referees against the co-owner of the Moscow football club "Torpedo" Leonid Sobolev, the team's accountant Irina Volkova and 13 sports judges, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports from the courtroom.
The defendants were charged with illegally influencing the result of an official sports competition. As soon as the trial opened, the judge adjourned the hearing.
“The trial is postponed due to the busyness of the court,” the judge announced.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 5.
As the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported, the former general director of FC Torpedo Valery Skorodumov from July 2024 to May 2025, together with Sobolev and Volkova, offered judges from 600 thousand to 3 million rubles for the victorious result of matches involving their team.
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The court hearing will take place on October 5
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