According to Kommersant newspaper during the debate at of the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow, prosecutors demanded five and a half years in prison for each of the two former Defense Ministry officers. Yuri Likuchev, a former adviser to the Main Directorate for Armaments, and Vitaly Likuchev, a former adviser to the Department of State Defense Procurement, were initially accused of accepting a large bribe.
According to investigators, they demanded 7.4 million rubles for general patronage from the head of JSC JE Rusbal, a company engaged in the production of camouflage equipment, including inflatable models of rockets, tanks and other equipment.
Lawyers for the accused repeatedly tried to obtain their release, but the seriousness of the charges brought against the defendants outweighed all the arguments of the defense, including reference to breach of reasonable time limits for trial and delay of trial.