Yesterday it became known that in the city of Sayansk, Irkutsk region, two suspects were detained in the murder of Alexander Surikov Jr., the son of the ex-governor of the Altai Territory, assistant to the presidential envoy in the Siberian Federal District Alexander Surikov. The other day, the detainees who do not admit their involvement in the murder will be escorted to Barnaul. As Kommersant already wrote, the wrecked Ford Focus of 36-year-old Alexander Surikov was found on November 26 in the suburbs of Barnaul by employees of a sports base. The next day, investigators discovered the body of the ex-governor’s son. According to the forensic expert's findings, Surikov was strangled. The prosecutor's office opened a criminal case under Art. 105 of the Criminal Code (“murder”). The priority version is robbery: Surikov Jr. lost two cell phones, a gold ring and a watch, etc.

According to one version, on the day of the murder, Alexander Surikov was driving his Ford to a meeting, which was supposed to take place in the country cafe “At Grigorievich’s”. Allegedly, he hit a pedestrian with his bumper who was walking along the road with a friend. No one was seriously injured, but Surikov Jr. offered to take them to the nearest hospital. Finding themselves in an expensive foreign car, the robbers immediately determined the level of wealth of its owner. They strangled Alexander Surikov with a scarf and stole all valuable items.

Altai police, through the media, appealed to drivers who may have given young people a lift from the outskirts of the city where the victim was found. Law enforcement agencies promised a reward for information that would help track down the alleged killers.

On November 30, criminal investigation officers seized phones belonging to the deceased from Barnaul taxi drivers. It turned out that taxi drivers bought the pipes from young people for 300 and 600 rubles. on the square of two train stations in the regional center. Based on the testimony of witnesses, detectives compiled a composite photo of the alleged killers, and every police officer in the region and other Siberian regions had an image of the criminals.

As Kommersant was told yesterday by the regional prosecutor's office, suspects in murder and robbery were detained in the town of Sayansk. An investigator has already flown there from Barnaul. Soon they will be transported to the Altai Territory. However, no charges were brought against the suspects, and they themselves denied any involvement in the murder.

KONSTANTIN VORONOV

Kommersant (Novosibirsk) No. 235 dated December 16, 2004, p. 15

Killers from Altai found in Sayan Mountains