Kau reports the United Press Service of the St. Petersburg Courts, the Otyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg issued decisions on the selection of preventive measures for Alexey Smirnov and Andrey Chvanov, accused and suspected of committing a crime under paragraph 3, part 2 of Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (1996 ed.).
Smirnov, Chvanov, and other unidentified persons, no later than 15.45 on December 30, 1997, entered into a conspiracy aimed at killing Afanasyev for a reward of at least 7,000 US dollars. Smirnov found a 7.65 mm pistol and at least 4 Browning cartridges for it. The defendants conducted surveillance of the victim. Further, while in the Gubanov emergency cafe at 26 Engels Ave., Chvanov fired 4 shots into Afanasyev’s head. The victim died. The defendants divided $7,000 among themselves. In addition, the investigation established that R., who was a witness to the murder of Afanasyev, was threatened if she testified. A criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 309 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Chvanov admitted that he was sane. The investigation requested house arrest. Chvanov did not object. The court granted the request. The deadline for the measure is 04/10/2022.
Smirnov was charged. The investigation petitioned for guards. Smirnov did not object to the guards. The court granted the request. The deadline for the measure is 04/10/2022.
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The killers arrested in St. Petersburg, among other things, committed the murder of “authority” Maxim Smirnyagin in 1997. Previously, the FSB of the Russian Federation believed that Smiryangin was killed by the same killers who dealt with the vice-mayor of St. Petersburg Mikhail Manevich. It’s loud…
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