The case of Alexander Koptsev was brought to court in Moscow

On February 2, 2006, the Moscow prosecutor's office completed the investigation into the case of Alexander Koptsev, who attacked the parishioners of the synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya on January 11, 2006.

Earlier, a psychiatric examination recognized Koptsev as sane .

20-year-old A. Koptsev was charged with attempted murder of two or more persons motivated by national, religious hatred and enmity (part 3 of article 30, as well as paragraphs "a" and "l" of part 2 of article 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), as well as in the commission of actions aimed at inciting hatred and enmity, as well as the humiliation of human dignity, committed with the use of violence (clause "a" part 2 of article 282 of the Criminal Code. The court authorized his arrest.

Sources

• Investigation into Synagogue Attack Completed //
• // NTV. February 2.
• The Moscow prosecutor's office sent to court a criminal case on the attack on parishioners of the synagogue in January of this year // Official website of the Prosecutor General's Office. 2006. February 2.