In Chechnya begins the trial of Ukrainian nationalist Alexander Malofeyev, who is accused of involvement in murder and torture of 30 Russian soldiers committed during the first Chechen campaign.
on consideration of the case in the Shatoi district of Chechnya Alexander Malofeev will take From the colony under Circassian, where He is serving 23-year sentence. Given the significant distance and what is the Shatoi in the mountains, escorting the prisoner to have the opportunity to apply rotorcraft. Since the case will be considered in a special order, without judicial investigation, the trial will take less than 2 days, writes " Kommersant ". Malofeyev has fully admitted guilt and assisted the management of IC in the North Caucasus Federal district to expose other Ukrainians who participated in hostilities on the side of the terrorists in Chechnya. Among them were Mykola Karpyuk and S. Klyh, also accused in the mass killings of Russian soldiers in Grozny. In their case the jury will soon see the Supreme court of Chechnya. In Grozny, according to Malofeyev, He together with other Ukrainian nationalists, including, for example, was the famous member of the UNA-UNSO* Alexander Muzychko (Sashko Bily was forcibly deprived of his life during the arrest by Ukrainian security forces in the past year), came 29 December 1994. Snuck Ukrainians blocked by Russian troops in Chechnya via the Pankisi gorge in Northern Georgia. Once in the Chechen capital, the Ukrainians immediately went to the presidential Palace where They, according to the testimony of Alexander Malofeyev, showed Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev, who led the defense of Grozny. The Ukrainians were given weapons, camouflage uniforms, and not to be confused with the Russian soldiers on the helmet tied green ribbon with the inscription " Ukraine ".
Malofeyev also the machine asked for the SVD sniper rifle. From it He in combat in the area of the square a Minute, as he confessed, the defendant, shot the first 4 soldiers. Only in Grozny, according to Malofeyev, He together with other Ukrainians killed More than 30 soldiers. Few Ukrainians soldiers captured and tortured. In the tormenting, as stated in the case materials, together with other Ukrainian nationalists participated myself Malofeyev, One of the soldiers " pulled out fingernails with pliers, and then cut his throat with a knife ". The commander of the Ukrainian nationalists "Viking" Alexander Muzychko, according to the testimony of the accused Malofeyev, not tortured soldiers and officers. Initially, They were interrogated, not receiving the required readings were " breaking their fingers ". One officer, according to the statement Sashko Bily was stabbed with a ballpoint pen to the eye. Ukrainian lawyer for the purpose of Adam Magomadov told that his client went on the interaction with the investigation, not only because hopes for easing of retribution, but also for ideological reasons." Malofeyev told me that he wants to unmask the bandits, who today became big politicians and ridicule the Ukrainian people, " said Magomadov. We emphasize that in fact, Malofeev has his testimony on the now well-known Ukrainian politicians - the leader of "Right sector*" Dmitry Yarosh, the leader of the party "Freedom" Oleg Tyahnybok and even the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who also took part in the first Chechen campaign. A special procedure will enable Malofeev to defend life, which was threatened for crimes committed in Chechnya lawlessness. However on freedom It will not be soon. Malofeyev before many times judged for thefts in the Crimea, where He lived. After serving, ex-con moved in with her mother in Novosibirsk, but on the loose for long: in 2009 the Novosibirsk regional court has pronounced a sentence Malofeyev to 23 years in a penal colony. He was recognized as participant of bandit attack, during which were killed 2 people. Together with his accomplices Valentin Aleksutin Ukrainian raided the apartment of a friend of the woman to take away her money for the sold apartment. The landlady and her daughters assailants cut the throat. However, the money they found, dovolstvovalas mobile phones of their victims. The knife and gloves they threw out that certain items of his clothing burned. Somehow the robbers were caught in hot pursuit and convicted.
* The organisation against which the court accepted entered into legal force of the conclusion About destruction or ban the activities on the grounds stipulated by the Federal law "On countering extremist activity"

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