Thousands of Russian convicts may go untracked if bracelet batteries die - lithium battery price

Moscow Sky Museum (MK)
This newspaper has reported that the federal enforcement penalty Bureau (FSIN)
There is no way to replace the bracelet.
The bracelet should be replaced after charging: "There is a lithium battery in the bracelet that cannot be replaced.
The way this bracelet is produced can even work 30 m under water.
If a person tries to turn the device on, it becomes unsuitable for use.
Initially, it was planned that once the battery was dead, the operator would receive a signal and the security forces staff would come and replace the equipment, "the Meta representative said, and the company that produced the bracelet told MK newspaper.
However, the deal failed and FSIN refused to buy 7,000 new bracelets on suspicion of corruption.
It takes about a year to place a new order from another company, and the cost is about 4 billion rubles ($133 million).
The battery charge of the bracelet lasted for three years, but some bracelets were worn by more than one probation offender, shortening the charging time.
FSIN declined RT's request for comment, but posted an angry statement on its website accusing the newspaper of publishing "unconfirmed" information from "incompetent" sources.
FSIN emphasizes that these devices "run around Russia" and that they will be able to "provide bracelets to all those convicted ".
The organization also noted that there are other ways to monitor criminals in addition to bracelets.
The corruption scandal began last summer when it was reported that the equipment was overpriced and cost taxpayers $4,000 per unit.
FSIN launched an investigation into the purchase and found that prices rose after companies as intermediaries assembled and packaged the equipment.
"I asked why an iPad, which costs about $1,000, is" smarter "than a bracelet that costs more than $3,000," Oleg korshetti said ". My colleague and I argued that I did not understand that a spokesman for the federal enforcement penalty Bureau told Interfax on January.
Korshallah claimed that he sent the equipment to different companies, including the Ministry of the Interior, for independent investigations.
He also sent samples of bracelets to different companies that estimated the cost of producing the equipment.
"The merchants said the bracelets cost about $1,100 to $1,300 per piece," korshallah said . ".
"These are better variants-they can work with GPS and Glonass, while the bracelets we use can only work with GPS.
This is a serious violation.
A scandal involving bracelets and bribes is moving towards a criminal conclusion.
On October 2012, the Russian commission of inquiry
Introduction to federal services for executive punishment officers and their go-betweens.
The four men were arrested in December because they did not report overpriced jewelry but used the information for their own benefit.
They extorted the head of the company that produced the bracelet and asked for about 2 mln euros.