The murderer of Yegor Sviridov was sentenced

On October 28, 2011, the Opinion.ru website published a comment by Alexander Verkhovsky to the sentence passed by the Moscow City Court on Aslan Cherkesov for murder of Yegor Sviridov.

What exactly influenced and to what extent court decision - we cannot talk, because it is difficult to establish. But twenty years for murder with a weapon is not uncommon in our judicial practice, so this is not some outstanding verdict, though severe, but he, in general, does not stand out from the series.

What stands out is the five years given to the rest participants in the fight. Because if it were not for Cherkesov with his with a pistol, then people on both sides would inflict light bodily the damage they are charged with causing. And get off either suspended sentences or not convicted at all. And here they are clearly the company was given five years, although they did nothing that would be different from a normal street fight.

I do not think that this sentence will somehow affect the general mood. nationalist public. Something unexpected can influence, but this the verdict was expected.

Sources

• Sentencing the murderer of Yegor Sviridov // Opinions.ru. 2011. October 28.