May 5, 2011 criminal case against 21-year-olds Igor Gritskevich and Vladimir Smirnov, and also 38-year-old Vladislav Gavrichenkov, defendants, depending on the role each, according to part 2 of article 213 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (hooliganism), part 2 of article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (intentional destruction of another's property), part 3 Article 222 (illegal storage of ammunition), part 3 of Art. 223 (explosive making devices by an organized group), clause “a” part 2 of article 116 (beatings), part 1 of article 280 UK RF (public calls for extremist activity).

According to investigators, V. Gavrichenkov in 2007 in St. Petersburg organized a group to commit crimes motivated national hatred, which included I. Gritskevich and V. Smirnov. From september Between 2007 and January 2010, Gritskevich and Smirnov carried out more than 30 improvised explosive device explosions in various districts of the city. places of residence and work of immigrants from Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as arson the property they own. (Full list of episodes, involving I. Gritskevich and V. Smirnov are suspected, see here ).

The criminal case was sent to court for consideration on the merits.

Sources

In St. Petersburg, members of an organized criminal group accused of committing a series of explosions and arson on national grounds will appear before the court // Official website of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for St. Petersburg. 2011. May 5.

The case of St. Petersburg right-wing radicals has been brought to court