MOSCOW, April 15 (RAPSI) – A court in Primorsky Krai, in the south of the Far East, has sentenced a local resident to 15 years in prison for contract murder of local municipal lawmaker, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

Yuri Emetz, a lawmaker for the Municipal Duma of Ussuriysk and Ussuriysk Region was shot to death in June 2004 on his way to work. Earlier he held a position of head manager of “Ussuriysk Balsam”, large alcohol production company.

According to investigators, the convicted man ambushed and shot the MP in the back with a hunting rifle. His accomplice was acting as a driver and both men were paid $15,000 each for the contract murder.

In March 2007, the mastermind behind the attack and the driver were sentenced to 15 and 13 years in prison respectively. Person responsible for shooting the MP was on the international wanted list for a long time but was arrested on October 23, 2015.