New stage

As part of the criminal case, Muscovite Alexander Koptsev was charged under Article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“attempted murder of two or more persons based on national, religious hatred and enmity”). The capital's prosecutor, Anatoly Zuev, noted that for committing such a crime, the defendant faces a prison term of 8 to 20 years or even life imprisonment. The Moscow City Court will hear the case of the synagogue massacre.