The trial of a police major in Dolgoprudny

On June 14, 2005, it became known that a debate had begun in the Moscow Regional Court in the case of the attempt on the life of the prosecutor of the city of Dolgoprudny, Evgeniy Yatsentyuk, whose apartment was shelled on June 20, 2004. The former senior detective of the criminal investigation department, police major Valery Blokhin, was accused of the attempt. The policeman is also suspected of involvement in the murder of the judge of the Dolgoprudny city court N. Urlina , who led the case on charges of exceeding official authority by Blokhin during the detention of the criminal authority Aliyev. The explosion of the car of another Dolgoprudny judge Zh. Radchenko is connected with the same case.

The basis for suspicions against Blokhin was the conclusion of a handwriting examination that examined an anonymous note planted to prosecutor E. Yatsentyuk on the eve of the assassination attempt. The note read: “The mining of Radchenko’s Mercedes is the work of RNE. You will be next.”

V. Blokhin himself denies any organizational connection with RNE.

The court hearing was held behind closed doors with the participation of a jury. It took place under heavy security, because... Several participants in the trial, including witnesses and jurors, received leaflets with threats on behalf of RNE.

On July 1, 2005, the jury rendered a verdict in the case of Valery Blokhin and Alexey Konovalenko. The operatives were acquitted on all counts.

The day before, during the debate between the parties, Blokhin’s defense spoke out, asking for the defendant to be fully acquitted. The prosecutor asked to find the major guilty on all charges.

The court released I. Blokhin immediately after the verdict.

Lawyer Valery Glushenkov explained that the court will then determine the date of sentencing (according to the law, after the jury’s verdict, the court is obliged to pass a verdict, which in this case can only be acquittal).

Sources

• The Moscow Regional Court is considering the case of a Dogoprudny policeman behind closed doors // REGNUM news agency. 2005. June 14
• Stenin A. The horror of the drug mafia has been released // Gazeta.Ru. July 1.
• Lekotetskaya Marina. Acquitted police officers ordered a prayer service // Newspaper. 2005. July 3.