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Jailed ex-minister Misezhnikov asks for pardon
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFormer tourism minister Stas Misezhnikov has appealed to President Reuven Rivlin for a pardon, after serving two months of his 15-month sentence on a graft conviction.
The request includes a letter from Misezhnikov’s significant other, in which she points out his public service, his immigration from Russia, and his work with youth, according to Channel 10 news.
Misezhnikov was sentenced to 15 months in November, after he was convicted for asking for kickbacks from organizers of a student festival in the southern port city of Eilat, after funneling ministry money to the endeavor.
The case is thought to be linked to a larger graft ring connected to Misezhnikov’s Yisrael Beytenu party.
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