New emergency in army: beating of soldier investigated in Novosibirsk
Office of Military Prosecutor of Novosibirsk garrison investigates circumstances of solder`s beating in one of local military unit.
As military prosecutor of garrison Pavel Bukhtoyarov has informed, young soldier was hospitalized with traces of haematomas on face. Command of the military unit tried to conceal this fact.
The beating of a soldier is investigated within the frames of criminal case instituted according to article 286 of Russian criminal code - "exceeding of authority".
Journalists found out about beating from relatives of servicemen. It should be mentioned that press was not allowed in the unit and situation is left without any comments.
At the same moment Office of Military Prosecutor in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria) investigates criminal case by fact of a suicide committed by soldier Andrey Bogdanov. The soldier hung himself cutting veins before that. Criminal case is instituted by signs of crime according to article 110 of Russian Criminal Code ("reduction to suicide").
As a reminder, a series of tragedies took place in Russian army for last month. The most crying case became a beating and rape of a soldier in Chelyabinsk tank school as a result of which the serviceman was amputated both legs and genitals.
On January 9 serviceman of interior troops was found dead in Nizhniy Novgorod. Investigation considers that Bogdanov committed suicide because of problems in private life.
Russian News
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