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DEFENSE and SECURITY
WPS Agency, Russia
June 20, 2012 Wednesday
TWO HUNDRED PAGES OF SENTENCES WERE ISSUED FOR GUERILLAS OF OREL
BY: Vsevolod Inyutin
Source: Kommersant, June 18, 2012, p. 4
FOUR OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL BODYGUARD SERVICE ORGANIZED A TERRORIST
GROUP WITH NATIONALIST TINT; Hearing of the loud case of 12 so-called
guerillas of Orel is coming to an end. The backbone of the group was
composed by graduates of the Orel academy of the Federal Bodyguard
Service headed by former lecturer of the academy Major Victor Lukonin,
Hearing of the loud case of 12 so-called guerillas of Orel is coming
to an end. The backbone of the group was composed by graduates of the
Orel academy of the Federal Bodyguard Service headed by former
lecturer of the academy Major Victor Lukonin,
Disputes were completed in the court of Orel Region. Representatives
of the accusation spoke for two days. Representatives of the court
explained, "Their substantiation of the sentenced requested for the
accused was outlined on 200 pages with difficulty."
The accusation demands the harshest punishment of 22 years of
imprisonment for Major of the federal Bodyguard Service Victor Lukonin
who was considered the leader of the "guerillas." Prosecutors say that
his worst crimes are organization of a terrorist act and creation of
an extremist group. His suspected accomplices in the terrorist act
Vladimir Artamonov and Artur Zharkikh are threatened with 20 years of
imprisonment. Sergei Savoskin, the fourth person accused of this
crime, may be sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. Anton Bagrov
accused of murder may be imprisoned for 21 years. Denis Konstantinov
considered one of the ideologists of the group may be imprisoned for
16 years). Prosecutors also requested the court to deprive Major
Lukonin and lieutenants of the federal Bodyguard Service Anton Bagrov,
Ilya Gavrin and Denis Kalenov of military ranks.
Speeches of lawyers are planned for June 22 and announcement of the
indictment is planned for the beginning of July.
According to the investigations committee, the nationalist group of
"guerillas" active operated in Orel between 2009 and 2010. Documents
of the case include more than 40 crimes. The loudest of them was
explosion of a handicraft bomb on August 5 of 2010 in Indira cafe in a
suburb of Orel belonging to people from the Caucasus. Four people were
injured then. The accusation interpreted this episode as terrorist
act. The defense considers it an act of hooliganism. Lukonin confessed
organization of the explosion. According to investigators, Artamonov
and Savoskin brought the bomb to the building and Zharkikh activated
it having called the mobile telephone integrated into it. On the pace
of the crime operational officers found leaflets that called for open
war against the law-enforcement agencies and people from the Caucasus.
These leaflets became the basis of the accusation of "organization of
extremist community and kindling of social and ethnic hatred." Another
gross crime attributed to the "guerillas" is murder of Samvel Ngoyan
from Armenia and attempt to kill his relative. The "guerillas"
allegedly suspected them of sale of drugs in one of the schools of
Orel. According to investigators, the murder was committed by Bagrov
together with Artamonov and Kalenov. Among the crimes of the
"guerillas" were also several cases of arson of police posts, premises
of the prosecutor's office, as well as Orthodox Christian temple and
sex shop.
[translated from Russian]
WPS Agency, Russia
June 20, 2012 Wednesday
TWO HUNDRED PAGES OF SENTENCES WERE ISSUED FOR GUERILLAS OF OREL
BY: Vsevolod Inyutin
Source: Kommersant, June 18, 2012, p. 4
FOUR OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL BODYGUARD SERVICE ORGANIZED A TERRORIST
GROUP WITH NATIONALIST TINT; Hearing of the loud case of 12 so-called
guerillas of Orel is coming to an end. The backbone of the group was
composed by graduates of the Orel academy of the Federal Bodyguard
Service headed by former lecturer of the academy Major Victor Lukonin,
Hearing of the loud case of 12 so-called guerillas of Orel is coming
to an end. The backbone of the group was composed by graduates of the
Orel academy of the Federal Bodyguard Service headed by former
lecturer of the academy Major Victor Lukonin,
Disputes were completed in the court of Orel Region. Representatives
of the accusation spoke for two days. Representatives of the court
explained, "Their substantiation of the sentenced requested for the
accused was outlined on 200 pages with difficulty."
The accusation demands the harshest punishment of 22 years of
imprisonment for Major of the federal Bodyguard Service Victor Lukonin
who was considered the leader of the "guerillas." Prosecutors say that
his worst crimes are organization of a terrorist act and creation of
an extremist group. His suspected accomplices in the terrorist act
Vladimir Artamonov and Artur Zharkikh are threatened with 20 years of
imprisonment. Sergei Savoskin, the fourth person accused of this
crime, may be sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment. Anton Bagrov
accused of murder may be imprisoned for 21 years. Denis Konstantinov
considered one of the ideologists of the group may be imprisoned for
16 years). Prosecutors also requested the court to deprive Major
Lukonin and lieutenants of the federal Bodyguard Service Anton Bagrov,
Ilya Gavrin and Denis Kalenov of military ranks.
Speeches of lawyers are planned for June 22 and announcement of the
indictment is planned for the beginning of July.
According to the investigations committee, the nationalist group of
"guerillas" active operated in Orel between 2009 and 2010. Documents
of the case include more than 40 crimes. The loudest of them was
explosion of a handicraft bomb on August 5 of 2010 in Indira cafe in a
suburb of Orel belonging to people from the Caucasus. Four people were
injured then. The accusation interpreted this episode as terrorist
act. The defense considers it an act of hooliganism. Lukonin confessed
organization of the explosion. According to investigators, Artamonov
and Savoskin brought the bomb to the building and Zharkikh activated
it having called the mobile telephone integrated into it. On the pace
of the crime operational officers found leaflets that called for open
war against the law-enforcement agencies and people from the Caucasus.
These leaflets became the basis of the accusation of "organization of
extremist community and kindling of social and ethnic hatred." Another
gross crime attributed to the "guerillas" is murder of Samvel Ngoyan
from Armenia and attempt to kill his relative. The "guerillas"
allegedly suspected them of sale of drugs in one of the schools of
Orel. According to investigators, the murder was committed by Bagrov
together with Artamonov and Kalenov. Among the crimes of the
"guerillas" were also several cases of arson of police posts, premises
of the prosecutor's office, as well as Orthodox Christian temple and
sex shop.
[translated from Russian]