“Professor of Disembowelment” Wants to Apply for Work Release to Reduce Sentence? Court: Forget It, You're Too Old
Do you remember Oleg Sokolov, the former associate professor who murdered and dismembered a female postgraduate student at St. Petersburg State University? His sentence has now passed the halfway mark. Feeling that his time is about up, he submitted an application to convert his remaining prison term into "compulsory labor" — effectively seeking a change of environment while also hoping to reduce his sentence.
However, the court delivered him a swift “no.” The reason, somewhat darkly humorous: Sokolov is already 69 years old. According to Russian law, compulsory labor is not assigned to elderly individuals who have reached retirement age. In short, he wanted to work his way toward a reduced sentence — but was turned down due to being too old.
Let’s refresh your memory: In November 2019, this professor shot dead his cohabiting female graduate student, Anastasia, with a hunting rifle, then dismembered her body in an attempt to dispose of it in the Moika River. In 2020, he was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. During his incarceration, he even tried applying to join the “special military operation” (SVO) at the front lines as a way to redeem himself — but that plan also failed. #Inmate
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1863082661683203/
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